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Hi expert, In this sentence: Blowing from the west, the wind is strong.
Does the opening modifier "Blowing" modify the subject "wind"(a noun)? And I think in this situation(opening modifier), Ving+Comma can modify a noun, right?
Also, this is a question I met before: For members of the seventeenth-century Ashanti nation in Africa, animal-hide shields with wooden frames were essential items of military equipment, protecting warriors against enemy arrows and spears.
In this question, Comma+protecting modify "military equipment", right?
Besides, Ving modifies noun V.S. adjective clause----this confused me too.
And this is a question I met before: The first bridge made of cast iron, a semi-circular arch supporting a roadway, was constructed in 1779 over the Severn River in Coalbrookdale, England, and was the only span that survived the harsh floods of 1795.
A. and was the only span that survived
B. and was the only span surviving
In this question, I went with B while the correct answer is A. I really cannot distinguish "that survived" from "surviving" since they are the same meaning to me. Could you help on it too? Much thanks!
Does the opening modifier "Blowing" modify the subject "wind"(a noun)? And I think in this situation(opening modifier), Ving+Comma can modify a noun, right?
Also, this is a question I met before: For members of the seventeenth-century Ashanti nation in Africa, animal-hide shields with wooden frames were essential items of military equipment, protecting warriors against enemy arrows and spears.
In this question, Comma+protecting modify "military equipment", right?
Besides, Ving modifies noun V.S. adjective clause----this confused me too.
And this is a question I met before: The first bridge made of cast iron, a semi-circular arch supporting a roadway, was constructed in 1779 over the Severn River in Coalbrookdale, England, and was the only span that survived the harsh floods of 1795.
A. and was the only span that survived
B. and was the only span surviving
In this question, I went with B while the correct answer is A. I really cannot distinguish "that survived" from "surviving" since they are the same meaning to me. Could you help on it too? Much thanks!
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Hi expert, In this sentence: Blowing from the west, the wind is strong.
Does the opening modifier "Blowing" modify the subject "wind"(a noun)? And I think in this situation(opening modifier), Ving+Comma can modify a noun, right?
Does the opening modifier "Blowing" modify the subject "wind"(a noun)? And I think in this situation(opening modifier), Ving+Comma can modify a noun, right?
Correct. (...Though, to some degree it *still* modifies a subject verb. "Walking down the street, he woke up in his bed." This doesn't make sense).
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Also, this is a question I met before: For members of the seventeenth-century Ashanti nation in Africa, animal-hide shields with wooden frames were essential items of military equipment, protecting warriors against enemy arrows and spears.
In this question, Comma+protecting modify "military equipment", right?
In this question, Comma+protecting modify "military equipment", right?
No. The 'protecting' modifier is modifying the animal-hide shields, and explaining how they were 'essential items.' Not all military equipment protected warriors from arrows and spears--these shields did. They were an essential item of military equipment.
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Besides, Ving modifies noun V.S. adjective clause----this confused me too.
And this is a question I met before: The first bridge made of cast iron, a semi-circular arch supporting a roadway, was constructed in 1779 over the Severn River in Coalbrookdale, England, and was the only span that survived the harsh floods of 1795.
A. and was the only span that survived
B. and was the only span surviving
In this question, I went with B while the correct answer is A. I really cannot distinguish "that survived" from "surviving" since they are the same meaning to me. Could you help on it too? Much thanks!
And this is a question I met before: The first bridge made of cast iron, a semi-circular arch supporting a roadway, was constructed in 1779 over the Severn River in Coalbrookdale, England, and was the only span that survived the harsh floods of 1795.
A. and was the only span that survived
B. and was the only span surviving
In this question, I went with B while the correct answer is A. I really cannot distinguish "that survived" from "surviving" since they are the same meaning to me. Could you help on it too? Much thanks!
Very often, 'that verbed' vs 'verb-ing' modifiers are so close in meaning they don't matter much. This difference is hardly ever (and maybe never) the only split in an official SC question. I suppose 'surviving the harsh floods of 1785' reads as if it's discussing the bridge's survival *during* the floods, when really the point is that the bridge survived after the floods. (I'd love other experts' opinions on this on this one though).
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