[Grammar] He handed me the letter hoping .........

[Ryan.]

Hello

I'm trying to figure out the grammer of this structure. I was told that in the sentence 1 "lacking" is short for "who lack" so I can rephrase it in the form of sentence 1B.

1- The students lacking the basic knowledge in this field have to attend the compulsory courses.
1B- The students who lack the basic knowledge in this field have to attend the compulsory courses.

But in the sentence below I have no idea what "hoping" is short for.

2- He handed me the letter hoping that I wouldn't notice the errors.

Could anyone tell me what this structure is called and how it is used? What is the grammatical role of "hoping" and "lacking" in the sentences above? I would be glad to know more about this grammar.

Thanks.

 

[bhaisahab]

Hello

I'm trying to figure out the grammer of this structure. I was told that in the sentence 1 "lacking" is short for "who lack" so I can rephrase it in the form of sentence 1B.

1- The students lacking the basic knowledge in this field have to attend the compulsory courses.
1B- The students who lack the basic knowledge in this field have to attend the compulsory courses.

But in the sentence below I have no idea what "hoping" is short for.

2- He handed me the letter hoping that I wouldn't notice the errors.

Could anyone tell me what this structure is called and how it is used? What is the grammatical role of "hoping" and "lacking" in the sentences above? I would be glad to know more about this grammar.

Thanks.

In your example "hoping that" means "in the hope that".

 

[Ryan.]

In your example "hoping that" means "in the hope that".

Thanks. I don't have problem understanding the meaning of them. Could you tell me what this grammar is called and what the grammatical role of "hoping" is?

 

[bhaisahab]

Thanks. I don't have problem understanding the meaning of them. Could you tell me what this grammar is called?

You said that you had no idea what "hoping" was short for.

 

[Ryan.]

You said that you had no idea what "hoping" was short for.

Yes. I did and thanks for your answer. I could understand the meaning of the sentence even though I didn't know what it is short for. My problem is mostly about the grammar of this structure.

 

[bhaisahab]

Hello

What is the grammatical role of "hoping" and "lacking" in the sentences above? I would be glad to know more about this grammar.

Thanks.

They are both present participles.