I don't understand the structure of this sentence, please explain it for me, thank a lot!
1. Sapphires weighing as much as two pounds have on occasion mined.
( I don't identify what the subject and predicate are. weighing is adjective, isn't it?)
I took it from Longman Preparation for the TOEFL test paper test.
Why it's wrong (again)
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Re: Why it's wrong (again)
Corrected to: Sapphires weighing as much as two pounds have on occasion BEEN mined.
the subject is 'Sapphires...pounds' and the rest is the predicate.
the subject is 'Sapphires...pounds' and the rest is the predicate.