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Participial Phrases (Non Finite)

A. Participle Phrase Modifying Noun or Pronoun --->  Adjective/relative clause reduction-->verbals as adjective Position : After the noun being modified : a. noun as subject     The man talking to the teacher is very intelligent. b. noun as object of verb     Anna knows the girl talking to the teacher. c. noun as a complement of verb     The person to see is that man talking to the teacher     This is a good government, supported by all the people d. noun as object of preposition     Anna is interested in the man talking to the teacher At the beginning of the sentence (modifying the subject) Supported by most people , the new President felt confident about the future At the end of the sentence (modifying the subject) The new President felt confident about future, knowing that he had the support of all the people B. Participle Phrase Modifying as Part of the Object of a Verb After verbs of perception (feel, hear, see...
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Inversion

  Inversion After Negative Words and Phrases We use inversion after negative adverbs such as never and nowhere when they are placed in front position for emphasis. We put the subject after an auxiliary verb (be, do, have) or a modal.                         Negative Adverbial + Auxiliary/Modal + S + Verb I have never heard such nonsense ---> Never have I heard such nonsense. The couldn't find a bottle opener anywhere ---> Nowhere could they find a bottle opener No sooner had I woken up each morning than I would see a smiling face and hear a child's giggle that would melt my heart. Never before have I seen such enthusiasm and excitement. Not until the end of the holiday did we realise how attached we had become to them. We also use inversion after negative phrases with no and not in front position. You shouldn't go under any circumstances ---> Under no circumstances should you go. I didn't reali...
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