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After dining,
From:
Kent Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 26 Jan 2004 18:16:59 -0600
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"After dining, I went to the opera."

Is "After dining" a prepositional phrase or an elliptical adverbial clause, i.e., "After I finished dining..."?

We are having an argument over this among our English faculty.

thanks for any counseling,

Kent

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