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Navitasan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
As if carrying out
1-They working slowly, as if carrying out a surgical operation.
I think there are three different (but pretty similar) possibilities here:
a-They were working as slowly as they would if they carrying out a surgical operation.
b-They were working slowly and as if carrying out a surgical operation (two independent adverbials)
c-As if carrying out a surgical operation, they were working slowly (one works slowly when one carries out a surgical operation and they were working slowly)
Is that correct?
Gratefully,
Navi.
I think there are three different (but pretty similar) possibilities here:
a-They were working as slowly as they would if they carrying out a surgical operation.
b-They were working slowly and as if carrying out a surgical operation (two independent adverbials)
c-As if carrying out a surgical operation, they were working slowly (one works slowly when one carries out a surgical operation and they were working slowly)
Is that correct?
Gratefully,
Navi.
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As far as I can distinguish these, to me it means (c). However, the emphasis of the paraphrase (c) is different.
- As far as I can distinguish these, to me it means (c).
- However, the emphasis of the paraphrase (c) is different.
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As far as I can distinguish these, to me it means (c). However, the emphasis of the paraphrase (c) is different.
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