![]() Grammatically, for today's standard English, it is ungrammatical to start a well-formed independent clause with an '-ing' verb, unless that independent clause involves subject-dependent inversion, or it has a fronted-element that starts with that '-ing' verb, or that '-ing' verb is part of a subordinate clause/element or part of a supplementary clause or part of a dislocation construction. (Caveat: But there are a lot of generalizations and oversimplifications in that previous statement of mine.) TLDR: If I'm understanding you correctly, then, basically you are right in that a school textbook example of an ordinary good independent clause will not start with an '-ing' verb unless that '-ing' verb is part of a subordinate or supplementary element. Is it a rule that an independent clause starting with an '-ing' verb has to be subordinate or are there some that can start with an '-ing' word? ![]() ![]() ![]() TITLE: Can you start a independent clause with an ing verb? ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |