getting and got
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getting and got
Dear teacher: In sentence" After school I went to business college for four years,getting a degree in business administration. " What is the grammar function of" getting a degree in business administration "? Can "getting" be replaced by "got"?
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Re: getting and got
It is a participial phrase and could be replaced by 'and got...'