Why there is no auxiliary verb after apparently?
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Anikbd
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Why there is no auxiliary verb after apparently?
He simply stared, apparently waiting for Langdon to shed some light on the scene before them.
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Alan
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Re: Why there is no auxiliary verb after apparently?
I'm not sure why you would expect one...
If you were to insert the implied auxiliary, it could no longer be written as a single sentence.
If you were to insert the implied auxiliary, it could no longer be written as a single sentence.