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eyembitslow
10 nov 2017

  • Japonés
  • Inglés (US)
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¿Qué significa “He enjoyed speaking English in the U.S.” Which do “in the U.S.” modify, “enjoyed” or “speaking”? ?

I thought “enjoyed” is modified because I think it can be put like below.
In the U.S., he enjoyed speaking English.


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eyembitslow
10 nov 2017

  • Japonés
@polynomialize Thank you!
Oh really? I got it wrong.

What about these below?

A) I enjoyed tennis in Hawaii.
B) I enjoyed playing tennis in Hawaii.

So, in A), in Hawaii modifies enjoyed, right?
in B), in Hawaii modifies playing??
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LosAngeles007
10 nov 2017

  • Inglés (US)

Correct: "in the U.S." is adverb phrase modifying "enjoy".
"speaking " is a verbal (gerund) acting as a noun.

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