Usage of " Including "( ing modifier Rule)

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Usage of " Including "( ing modifier Rule)

by aditya.j » Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:37 pm
" Lillian Moller Gilbreth patented many kitchen appliances,including an electric food mixer and shelves inside refrigerator doors"


Iv taken this reference from Knewton Prep:

The rule states : "comma + "including" can stand for the preceding NOUN -- or the preceding NOUN + MODIFIERS, if there are modifiers attached to the noun."

Can anyone cite some more examples where this rule is tested?...i needed some more clarity on this concept..

I also needed some info on how to construct a participial phrase (like the skeletal framework of such a phrase)


Regards,

aJ

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by GMATGuruNY » Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:18 am
aditya.j wrote:" Lillian Moller Gilbreth patented many kitchen appliances,including an electric food mixer and shelves inside refrigerator doors"


Iv taken this reference from Knewton Prep:

The rule states : "comma + "including" can stand for the preceding NOUN -- or the preceding NOUN + MODIFIERS, if there are modifiers attached to the noun."

Can anyone cite some more examples where this rule is tested?...i needed some more clarity on this concept..

I also needed some info on how to construct a participial phrase (like the skeletal framework of such a phrase)


Regards,

aJ
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