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welkins2139
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 Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 5:01 am Post subject: body-surfing/with a lead pipe studded with nails |
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Body-surfing in on my last wave, I suddenly felt as if someone had whacked my leg with a lead pipe studded with nails.
what does 'body-surfing in' modify?
what do we call it?
Is prepositional phrase 'with a lead pipe studded with nails' modified 'leg'?
what do we call it?
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Mister Micawber
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Body-surfing...wave is a nonfinite clause acting as an sentence adverb.
With a lead...nails is a prepositional phrase acting as an adverb modifying whacked.
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