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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Are these sentences all have the same meaning?
Are the following 5 sentences equal to one another or if they have different meanings?
If so, can any one tell me what the diferences are?
Thanks a lot.
a. He lay in bed and read a novel.
b. He lay in bed to read a novel.
c. He lay in bed reading a novel. < no comma >
d. He lay in bed, reading a novel. < with a comma>
e. Reading a novel, he lay in bed,
If so, can any one tell me what the diferences are?
Thanks a lot.
a. He lay in bed and read a novel.
b. He lay in bed to read a novel.
c. He lay in bed reading a novel. < no comma >
d. He lay in bed, reading a novel. < with a comma>
e. Reading a novel, he lay in bed,
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The only one that stands out as having a different meaning is the second. ( b ) That means he lay in bed for the purpose of reading a novel. CJ
- The only one that stands out as having a different meaning is the second.
- ( b ) That means he lay in bed for the purpose of reading a novel.
- CJ
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The only one that stands out as having a different meaning is the second. ( b )
That means he lay in bed for the purpose of reading a novel.
CJ
That means he lay in bed for the purpose of reading a novel.
CJ
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