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"Thanks to" + noun

English Language & Usage Asked on December 2, 2020

Can a phrase “Thanks to the wizardry of modern technology /…/” be considered as a non-finite verb form (infinitive, gerund or participle)?

What function does it have?

Thank you.

One Answer

No, since "thanks to" introduces an adjunct whose meaning is similar to that of "because of" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/de/worterbuch/englisch/thanks There are no verbal traces in what follows it, apart from the main clause that would come after your dots, obviously.

Answered by user373710 on December 2, 2020

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