The patient lay in bed, waiting for the doctor to come over.

[neb090]

The patient lay in bed, waiting for the doctor to come over.

Does this sentence belong to participle clause?

 

[jutfrank]

You're asking whether this sentence includes a participle clause. Yes.

 

[neb090]

You're asking whether this sentence includes a participle clause. Yes.

And in this sentence, does it express that "lay" and "wait" happen at the same time?

 

[Tarheel]

Yes, they do. The patient was lying in bed and waiting for the doctor at the same time.

 

[neb090]

Yes, they do. The patient was lying in bed and waiting for the doctor at the same time.

How about the following sentence.

He sat there, being scolded by his mom for 20 minutes.

In this sentence, does it also express "sat" and "being scolded" happen at the same time?

 

[PaulMatthews]

The patient lay in bed, waiting for the doctor to come over. Does this sentence belong to participle clause?

The patient lay in bed, [waiting for the doctor to come over].

Yes: the bracketed element is a present participial clause functioning as a modifier in clause structure. More specifically, it's a depictive adjunct giving descriptive information about the patient. The actions of laying in bed and waiting for the doctor are contemporaneous.

Note that it is interpreted with progressive aspectuality: The patient was waiting for the doctor to come over.

 

[neb090]

The patient lay in bed, [waiting for the doctor to come over].

Yes: the bracketed element is a present participial clause functioning as a modifier in clause structure. It's functioning as a depictive adjunct giving descriptive information about the patient. The actions of laying in bed and waiting for the doctor are contemporaneous.

Note that it is interpreted with progressive aspectuality: The patient was waiting for the doctor to come over.

Hi, PaulMatthews

How about my next sentence, "He sat there, being scolded by his mom for 20 minutes."

In this sentence, does it also express "sat" and "being scolded" happen at the same time?

 

[5jj]

The actions of laying in bed

Typo - lying.

 

[Tarheel]

Hi, PaulMatthews

How about my next sentence, "He sat there, being scolded by his mom for 20 minutes."

In this sentence, does it also express "sat" and "being scolded" happen at the same time?

Yes. He was being scolded by his mom as he sat there.