Skip to main content
English Language & Usage

Return to Question

edited tags
Source Link
Kris
Kris
  • 37.6k
  • 6
  • 60
  • 165

Struggling with a simple sentence: "He had spent the morning investigating a burglary at the City Deli, a small shop..."

He had spent the morning investigating a burglary at the City Deli, a small shop …

Is investigating a burglaryinvestigating a burglary a participial phrase here.? Seems so. That would imply placing a comma in front of it, which sounds a bit strange. Any help will be appreciated.

Struggling with a simple sentence: "He had spent the morning investigating a burglary at the City Deli, a small shop..."

Is investigating a burglary a participial phrase here. Seems so. That would imply placing a comma in front of it, which sounds a bit strange. Any help will be appreciated.

Struggling with a simple sentence:

He had spent the morning investigating a burglary at the City Deli, a small shop …

Is investigating a burglary a participial phrase here? Seems so. That would imply placing a comma in front of it, which sounds a bit strange. Any help will be appreciated.

Source Link
Rusty
Rusty
  • 1

Participial phrase or not

Struggling with a simple sentence: "He had spent the morning investigating a burglary at the City Deli, a small shop..."

Is investigating a burglary a participial phrase here. Seems so. That would imply placing a comma in front of it, which sounds a bit strange. Any help will be appreciated.