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 #there were many verbs after which either la + IC or bare IC were commonly used
 #ba- or xa- + IC + NOUN = "when possessor VERBs/VERBed..."
-#*more generally IC + NOUN serves to point to an action in a tenseless way, like "for NOUN to VERB", or subordinate clauses where English would use a tensed verb form: ló Tób liHómó = 'It is not good for him to fight'
+#*more generally clauses with IC serve to point to an action in a tenseless way, like "for NOUN to VERB": ló Tób liHómó = 'It is not good for him to fight'
-#IC was often used to give further descriptions of what someone did in addition to the main verb, could often be translated as "X-ing" in sentences
 ===Narratives===