Answer:
Tan enjoys thinking about language and using different forms of English.
Explanation:
In the passage above, the writer, Tan, confesses she is fascinated by the English language and she spends a great deal of time pondering the qualities and the potential that the language possesses; but not only that, she also makes an argument about the fact that the English language is not a monolith, but in fact, it is diverse and has many registers, and they can all be used, so much so that, in her trade, she makes use of them all.
Find below each word with its definition:
1. a verb form ending in -ing used as an adjective: participle
2. a verb form used as another part of speech: verbal
3. a verb form ending in -ing used as a noun: gerund
4. group of words without a subject or verb used as single part of speech: phrase
5. verb form preceded by to, used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb: infinitive
6. phrase beginning with a preposition: prepositional phrase
7. prepositional phrase modifying a noun or pronoun: adjective phrase
8. participle with complements and modifiers: participial phrase
9. verb ending in -ing used with a helping verb: verb phrase
10. prepositional phrase modifying a verb, adjective, or adverb: adverb phrase
11. A conjunction that joins words or groups of words of equal rank: coordinating conjunction
12. An adjective clause that is essential to the meaning of the sentence: restrictive clause
13. A verbal form ending in -ing with its object and modifiers used as a noun: gerund phrase
She likes to spend time with him because she thinks he understands her.
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