In a story book, I saw this sentence, 'Apu's father (the father of Apu) stands behind her smilling'. Could you simplify its meaning please?
Apu's father stands behind her smiling. He supports her smiling. He believes she has a right to smile.
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Apu's father stands behind her smiling. He supports her smiling. He believes she has a right to smile.
Apu's father stands behind her, smiling. He is physically standing behind her, perhaps in a photograph.
Note the comma in version 2.
Clive