For the following sentance, does the ING-modifer sentance modify "Mathematicians", or "test cases"? Experts please explain!
Mathematicians wrote test cases that are neither complicated nor simple, <insert ING modifier sentence here>.
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VERB+ING Modifiers are of two types:
1. Adverbial = which modifies the complete clause; for example: Cause-Effect
2. Adjectival = which modifies the subject of the clause.
Can you please post the complete sentence.
1. Adverbial = which modifies the complete clause; for example: Cause-Effect
2. Adjectival = which modifies the subject of the clause.
Can you please post the complete sentence.
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Adjectival Modifiers are used to modify the Subject of the clause.LiquidFireAK wrote:I don't really know the difference.. can you provide an example of each?
For example:
Being the expert int their domain, Mathematicians wrote the test cases that are very complicated.
Adverbial Modifiers are used to modify the complete clause.
For example:
Mathematicians wrote test cases that are very complicated, confusing the fellow students who are weak in that section.
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Hi theCodetoGMAT,
For Adjectival Modifiers clauses, do they always have to be in the beginning and then followed by the subject-verb clause?
For Adjectival Modifiers clauses, do they always have to be in the beginning and then followed by the subject-verb clause?