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Are the words that were given in brackets an Adverbial? I was quite surprised at how big an effect (going along to a single afternoon) session turned out to have.
Feb 18, 2017 3:27 PM
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The words here are grouped strangely. I think you should include "session" in the parentheses since the word "afternoon" is only here to describe "session." With that grouping, this is a gerund phrase, not an adverbial. An adverbial behaves like an adverb, while a gerund behaves like a noun. You can tell that it behaves like a noun in this sentence because it is the subject of the predicate "turned out." What turned out to have a big effect? (Going along to a single afternoon session) turned out to have a big effect.
February 18, 2017
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