a terrible earthquake struck sichuan province on May 12,claiming tens of thousands of lives.

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a terrible earthquake struck sichuan province on May 12,claiming tens of thousands of lives.
claiming为啥要用动名词?

5月12号,一场可怕的地震袭击了四川,夺走了成千上万人的生命 claiming在这里是伴随状语,是地震的执行者 告诉你一个方法,执行者用ing,被执行者用过去分词