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Doohoo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
About ~ing.
I don't know each name this form (-ing) can have, but I think this is one of the most complex factors of English. The question is,
If I say
1.
I saw her standing there with another man.
which is it closer to between
A. I saw her and she stood there with another man.
B. I saw her and she was standing there with another man.
(Because there is a sentence like,
I saw her sream out loud, when I could also say
I saw her screaming out loud.)
2.
I stood looking at her.
A. I stood while looking at her at the same time.
B. I stood and looked at her.
3.
A punch on the nose can cause your nose to break,
causing your nose to bleed uncontrollably..
-- Native speakers of English seem to love this kind of grammar
pattern, first say the most important information and then
add things that complement that information.
Is this form (-ing) more about simultaneousness of the two
situations(nose breaking and nose bleeding)
or about additional information about which you've just mentioned?
(in this case, the nose breaking)
Thx Thx Thx in advance...
If not for this kind of website, I would be left without no one to ask
for English grammar.
If I say
1.
I saw her standing there with another man.
which is it closer to between
A. I saw her and she stood there with another man.
B. I saw her and she was standing there with another man.
(Because there is a sentence like,
I saw her sream out loud, when I could also say
I saw her screaming out loud.)
2.
I stood looking at her.
A. I stood while looking at her at the same time.
B. I stood and looked at her.
3.
A punch on the nose can cause your nose to break,
causing your nose to bleed uncontrollably..
-- Native speakers of English seem to love this kind of grammar
pattern, first say the most important information and then
add things that complement that information.
Is this form (-ing) more about simultaneousness of the two
situations(nose breaking and nose bleeding)
or about additional information about which you've just mentioned?
(in this case, the nose breaking)
Thx Thx Thx in advance...
If not for this kind of website, I would be left without no one to ask
for English grammar.
Top answer
B is of course closer, although with the verb "to stand" there's very little action going on; so "she stood there" (simple past) and "she was standing there" (past continuous) really describe the same thing. With other verbs, the difference could be significant. 2.
- B is of course closer, although with the verb "to stand" there's very little action going on; so "she stood there" (simple past) and "she was standing there" (past continuous) really describe the same thing.
- With other verbs, the difference could be significant.
- 2.
- This is similar to #1.
- To look at someone is not a very active activity.
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!. B is of course closer, although with the verb "to stand" there's very little action going on; so "she stood there" (simple past) and "she was standing there" (past continuous) really describe the same thing.
With other verbs, the difference could be significant.
2. This is similar to #1. To look at someone is not a very active activity.
3. I'd say this pattern is more abo
With other verbs, the difference could be significant.
2. This is similar to #1. To look at someone is not a very active activity.
3. I'd say this pattern is more abo
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