Is the following sentence correct?
I have confirmed their result, also showing that their theory is acceptable.
I suppose that it involves very basic grammar, but I am just not sure. Can anybody help me?
grammar
Is the following sentence correct?
I have confirmed their result, also showing that their theory is acceptable.
I suppose that it involves very basic grammar, but I am just not sure. Can anybody help me?
Best Answer
Your example has neither a past nor a present continuous construction. If it did, it would read thus:
That would indeed be grotesque; but your example is acceptable:
Your main clause, I've confirmed their results, is headed by a verb in the present perfect. This expresses a present state, the confirmation of the results, which arises from your prior action.
showing that their theory is acceptable is a subordinate clause headed by the present participle of the verb show. This form is ‘non-finite’—it is not marked for tense, and it ‘borrows’ its time reference from the main clause.
Both clauses thus refer to the same timeframe: the present.