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2016年10月3日 · One of these is the difference between participle clause and participle phrase. The difference is this (English Grammar in Use): a clause (dependent or independent) is an utterance that contains a subject and a predicate whereas a phrase is a group of words that is typically part of a clause, e.g. "in the morning, having arrived late, late at ...
2016年10月7日 · 6. A participle clause is called "absolute" only when it has no syntactic relationship to its matrix clause † —when it plays no role in the syntax of the matrix clause but is just tacked on somewhere. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language calls such clauses "supplements". John being late, we cancelled the meeting.
2016年10月5日 · 4. I think a participle clause and main clause having different subjects is exception to the rule of participles. I found the following sentences in a grammar book and in some internet resources which I suppose to have different subjects: The weather being nice, we decided to go for a picnic. It being a cloudy night, I couldn't see the moon.
2020年3月4日 · Passive voice is a property of certain grammatical constructions (in some languages, certain grammatical words); or is loosely applied to the constructions which have that property. Passive participle is a class of words. In English and some other languages, all passive constructions (i.e. constructions which express passive voice) include a ...
2021年10月3日 · Yes, since there is no specific situation/time referenced here, this would normally receive a habitual reading (such that "when" can be paraphrased as "whenever"). Though perhaps less common, a "while" clause can receive a habitual interpretation as well: While conducting a job interview, it is important to convey a positive attitude.
2016年10月9日 · In those sentences the matrix clause (or if you prefer the superordinate clause or main clause) is in active voice. The Past-Participle clause (or ed participle clause) which functions as an adjunct here gives out a passive sense; that means the implied subject of these subject-less past participle clause in not the agent within that non-finite clause.
2023年7月3日 · 1. Participles are verb, so head a clause. And finite verb in English must have an explicit subject. Non finite clauses, that is participle-gerunds an infinitive clauses normally have no explicit subject. We say that the subject is "understood" from the context. Here we understand the subject to be "dawn". In clear English the subject of the ...
2018年4月5日 · 1 Answer. Sorted by: 4. If the participle clause relates to the last item in the main clause, no comma is required. In the following sentence, for example, the participle clause applies to "dog". He watched the dog wagging its tail. If the participle clause refers to something earlier in the sentence, a comma is required.
2022年2月4日 · thanks but , I must say if participle has their own comma before it ,that participle called clause not phrase (despite there is no subject )and I can't delete comma before "wanting " ,if I do then the participle will become time participle phrase but I want him to be reason participle or I clause that give additional information about the subject .
Using a participle clause in this way is more characteristic of written English or a literary style, rather than spoken colloquial English. Compare the following: Being French, he is passionate about wine and cheese. Instead of : Because he is French, he is passionate about wine and cheese. Being a friend of Tony Blair, I'm often invited to No 10.
