Thank you so much for the lesson! Your manner of teaching is best for me. I'm always looking forward to new ones. I'm from Russia and it's sad. Sorry for my mistakes.
Hi, in the part 6:03, after the meeting, she broke down crying. I don't think 'Down' is a preposition here. It could be the partical.The word 'Crying' could be a reduced present participle clause. It's not a gerund. Could you kindly share your opinion by rethinking it?😊 Another question Are you a native English teacher? 🤔
Hello, thanks for the question. 'To break down' is indeed a phrasal verb and crying is a gerund in this example. A reduced present participle replaces a relative pronoun and the verb 'to be' in a sentence. For example: The woman who is crying is my coworker. --> The woman crying is my coworker. I hope this helps.