At the end of this lesson you'll be able to:
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comida em abundância, one who establishes residence in a new region, to make a solemn binding promise, swear, a long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea, something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past, a large and special meal for many peopleGramática:
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feriados, cultura americana, textosPRESENT PARTICIPLE CLAUSES WITH PREPOSITIONS
Dialog: "It was actually in keeping with a long tradition of celebrating the harvest and giving thanks for a successful bounty of crops."
A present participle clause is a clause that begins with a verb in the -ing form. We use these clauses to give information about timing, causes, and results of events. When paired with the preposition "in" the clause indicates "cause". When paired with "by" it indicates "the method or means used". When paired with "on" the clause indicates "when".
1) PRESENT PARTICIPLE CLAUSE WITH "IN"
2) PRESENT PARTICIPLE CLAUSE WITH "BY"
3) PRESENT PARTICIPLE CLAUSE WITH "ON"
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