What grammar rule is applied in this sentence?
There is a pattern of sentence that I frequently come across when reading. I was wondering what grammar rule is applied here and how can it be used in writing.
The sentence goes like this :
"The police would be able to concentrate on tracking down thieves, making everyone safe."
I don't understand the usage of "making" here. What is the subject of "making"? Is it the "police" or the whole clause before it?
Can anyone explain? thank you.
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You're looking at a participle clause, which works a little like a relative clause.
"...making everyone safe" refers to the whole statement. You can imagine the word "thereby" before "making".
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Hello Min.
To answer your question, the subject of "making" here is the phrase "tracking down thieves".
In this case, rather than just the verb "making", it's the whole gerund phrase "making everyone safe" that's acting as an adverb.
This usage of a gerund phrase can be flexible, either standing directly before or after its subject.
Example: Having made everyone safe, tracking down thieves became a daily activity for the police.
Hope this helps
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This sentence is confusing, but lets break it apart.
"The police would be able to concentrate on tracking down thieves. This would make everyone safer."
What makes everyone safer.
The ability to concentrate on tracking down thieves.
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The police would be able to concentrate on1) tracking down thieves, [and/thus] 2) making everyone safe
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