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Here 'extending' is modifying the Incan Highways being 2500 miles long. In other words, it explains the why or how of the 2500 mile length. That is why they say, an adverbial modifier modifies the doer and more importantly the action or the status of the doer.
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Dear daagh sir,
I completely agree with your first two statements - extending is modifying ... , and it explains the why ...
My understanding of doer is that, the doer performs the action.
Let me illustrate this with an example: Oliver won the best writer award, making him famous in no time.
Here making correctly explains the "result" aspect of winning the best award.
However, if we consider the doer --> Oliver did not make himself famous, the winning of the award made him famous.
Similarly, the Incan highway did not extend itself from region X to region Y.
Hence, I am still unable to understand your 3rd statement - That is why they say, an adverbial modifier modifies the doer and more importantly the action or the status of the doer.
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If the verb of a clause so modified is a non-action or status verb, such as is, was, were etc, which involves no action on the part of the subject, then what action would you attribute to? That way, one can never attribute an inanimate thing or a linking verb with an adverbial modifier
Take the case--
I am the tallest in my office, measuring over 6.5 feet. Now you have not done any action to be the tallest or to measure 6.5, but it is just that you are the tallest and over 6.5 feet. Similarly, in the case of the Incan, the road is neither extending itself nor is anyone deliberately extending. Here extend indicates a status rather than an action.
The question is whether the modifier gives some additional info or not. Doesn't it say about how it was 2500 miles long, by giving the starting point and the finishing points?
Please look into my explanation. I have clearly said that it is the action or the status of the doer.
Finally, in this official question, do you suspect, GMAC was not aware of this. Are we able to tick any other answer?
HTH
If the verb of a clause so modified is a non-action or status verb, such as is, was, were etc, which involves no action on the part of the subject, then what action would you attribute to? That way, one can never attribute an inanimate thing or a linking verb with an adverbial modifier
Take the case--
I am the tallest in my office, measuring over 6.5 feet. Now you have not done any action to be the tallest or to measure 6.5, but it is just that you are the tallest and over 6.5 feet. Similarly, in the case of the Incan, the road is neither extending itself nor is anyone deliberately extending. Here extend indicates a status rather than an action.
The question is whether the modifier gives some additional info or not. Doesn't it say about how it was 2500 miles long, by giving the starting point and the finishing points?
Please look into my explanation. I have clearly said that it is the action or the status of the doer.
Finally, in this official question, do you suspect, GMAC was not aware of this. Are we able to tick any other answer?
HTH
