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16-Jan-2008, 04:03
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 Gerunds and Participles, again! Question #1: In the sentence "She came home running." is running a Gerund, or a Participle? If it's a participle, what is it modifying? And Question #2.. Can participles act as adverbs, modifying verbs or adjectives? I'd really appreciate any light shed on this. Me eyes are spinning in their sockets! |
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16-Jan-2008, 05:04
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 Re: Gerunds and Participles, again! ‘Running’ in Q.1 is a participial adjective (verbal adjective) modifying the pronoun ‘She’. It’s a subjective complement after ‘came’ which functions as linking verb. Participles cannot act as adverbs, modifying verbs or adjectives. |
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17-Jan-2008, 03:52
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| Re: Gerunds and Participles, again! Thanks! |
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