Misuse of the participial phrase

[MrPedantic]

The difference is as follows:

1. The trouble is that X.
2. I find that X is the case.

In #1, the underlined portion redefines "trouble": the phrase is therefore a unit. In #2, however, the underlined portion is a subordinate clause.

Which part of the grammarians' explanation of the "participial misuse" didn't you understand?

MrP

[Prezbucky]

Amy, they gave you a computer?

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Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee.

[Yankee]

Very funny, Tom.
No, they gave me a little apple-shaped plaque for my office (and it now sitting on my desk next to my elderly PC.)
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[Molly]