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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Grammatical Structure? (Q)

Christians(Noun) demanded(Verb) a separate sovereign state(Noun) embracing(?) the Christian majority areas.

What structure is this? Is Embracing used as a verb or gerund? If it's verb, then please explain the sentence structure.

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Anonymous Is Embracing used as a verb or gerund? If it's verb, then please explain the sentence structure It's a non-finite verb. Christians demanded a separate sovereign state [which was] embracing the Christian majority areas.

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AnonymousIs Embracing used as a verb or gerund? If it's verb, then please explain the sentence structure
It's a non-finite verb.

Christians demanded a separate sovereign state [which was] embracing the Christian majority areas.
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