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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Busy/busily
He is busy doing his work.
He is busily doing his work.
Are there any differences in terms of meaning?
He is busily doing his work.
Are there any differences in terms of meaning?
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Well, the first suggests that he cannot do something else; otherwise, they have the same intent.
- Well, the first suggests that he cannot do something else; otherwise, they have the same intent.
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Well, the first suggests that he cannot do something else; otherwise, they have the same intent.
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Hi
He is busy doing his work.
He is busily doing his work.
Are there any differences in terms of meaning?[/quote]
I'm afraid I did not read your question well. I attempted to analyse pattern.
In the first sentence 'doing his work' is a non-finite clause wherein doing is a present participle.
Here 'busy'- adjective- is a com
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