Jiajiahairui Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
What kind of clause is this?
Hey guy,
A question for you~~
Please look at the sentence first "HIV and AIDS dramatically affect labour, setting back economic and social progress."
So, what is this "setting back...” named?
Best Wish
Henry
A question for you~~
Please look at the sentence first "HIV and AIDS dramatically affect labour, setting back economic and social progress."
So, what is this "setting back...” named?
Best Wish
Henry
Top answer
It's an adverbial nonfinite (participial) clause.
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thank you!
another one.
AIDS damages businesses by squeezing productivity, adding costs, diverting productive resources, and depleting skills.
How do we call "squezzing pro..." after a preposition?
another one.
AIDS damages businesses by squeezing productivity, adding costs, diverting productive resources, and depleting skills.
How do we call "squezzing pro..." after a preposition?
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'Squeezing productivity' is a nonfinite clause acting as a noun object of the preposition 'by'.
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Oh, there'll be someone along to challenge me eventually. I've made some pretty bad mistakes during my 30,000 posts.
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