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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Word that modifies participle?
In the sentence below, which role does "thus" take?
"I won the lottery, thus paying off all debt."
Am I correct to say that "thus" is an adverb modifying the participle "paying"?
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). Its purpose is to connect clauses. ), it does not modify anything.
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- Its purpose is to connect clauses.
- ), it does not modify anything.
- The correct wording and punctuation for your sentence is this: I won the lottery; thus, I was able to pay off all my debts .
- And yes, you can use this connector thus with a participle clause — provided that the clause makes sense.
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"thus" is a conjunctive adverb (like however, therefore, nevertheless, etc.). Its purpose is to connect clauses. Like coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, etc.), it does not modify anything.
The correct wording and punctuation for your sentence is this:
I won the lottery; thus, I was able to pay off all my debts.
And yes, you can use this connector
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