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Zany banana 409 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Coming ashore, the ship docked
The ship docked after/ as it came ashore/ after coming ashore.
Can the same sense be conveyed if we omit 'after'?
Coming ashore, the ship docked.
I guess, it works, albeit ambiguously for it can both mean 'while coming ashore' and 'after coming ashore'.
Please help!!
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All of those are a bit odd. Ships do not normally "come ashore". Normally it is people who "come ashore" (when they leave a ship that has docked).
- All of those are a bit odd.
- Ships do not normally "come ashore".
- Normally it is people who "come ashore" (when they leave a ship that has docked).
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All of those are a bit odd. Ships do not normally "come ashore". Normally it is people who "come ashore" (when they leave a ship that has docked).
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