Pinkie Owens, better known around the neighborhood as "Grandma," was
operating her home store that afternoon when a young man came to the door,
(saying) he wanted to buy two sodas, officials said.
The word 'saying' in line three is a noun position of a clause?
Can the sentence rewrite as a complete sentnece without a comma in the end of second line?
Please teach and explain, your assistance is much appreciated.
saying is a noun?
2010-07-01 5:06 pm
回答 (5)
2010-07-02 8:05 am
2010-07-01 7:52 pm
I am here not to answer your question but I agree with clp8888 that "saying" is a present participle rather than a gerund.
2010-07-01 7:07 pm
In the sentence, saying is a present participle = "He said that"
If you put a full-stop at the end of the second line, then you need to write "He said that he wanted........" as the secoond sentence.
Instead of starting a new sentence: "He said that....", it is good English to use a comma and then use a present participle to connect / combine the two sentences.
e.g. He arrived half an hour late. He said that there was a traffic jam.
He arrived half an hour late, saying that there was a traffric jam.
2010-07-01 11:08:14 補充：
saying is not a noun, it is a present participle.
If you put a full-stop at the end of the second line, then you need to write "He said that he wanted........" as the secoond sentence.
Instead of starting a new sentence: "He said that....", it is good English to use a comma and then use a present participle to connect / combine the two sentences.
e.g. He arrived half an hour late. He said that there was a traffic jam.
He arrived half an hour late, saying that there was a traffric jam.
2010-07-01 11:08:14 補充：
saying is not a noun, it is a present participle.
2010-07-01 6:07 pm
Pinkie Owens, better known around the neighborhood as "Grandma," was
operating her home store that afternoon when a young man came to the door,
(saying) he wanted to buy two sodas, officials said.
The bold printed word, adjective telling us more about whot Pinkie is so must be with commas.
Saying...... is a clause and saying in this part is gerund not noun.
i.e,
Seeing Tom standing outside, Mary has closed the door immediately.
operating her home store that afternoon when a young man came to the door,
(saying) he wanted to buy two sodas, officials said.
The bold printed word, adjective telling us more about whot Pinkie is so must be with commas.
Saying...... is a clause and saying in this part is gerund not noun.
i.e,
Seeing Tom standing outside, Mary has closed the door immediately.
2010-07-01 6:05 pm
1. "Saying" is a gerund.In other words,it is also a noun.
The reason why "say" needs to be changed into "saying" is
that there should be one main verb in the sentence.
Futhermore," came" is not a bare infinitive like "help",make".
So, in this case,when you mention two verbs in a sentence,
you should write as a verb + gerund ( came + ...+saying)
2. Sure, you can take away that comma.
The reason why "say" needs to be changed into "saying" is
that there should be one main verb in the sentence.
Futhermore," came" is not a bare infinitive like "help",make".
So, in this case,when you mention two verbs in a sentence,
you should write as a verb + gerund ( came + ...+saying)
2. Sure, you can take away that comma.
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