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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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disky
Could you please teach me how to interpret "folding his hands" in the sentence blow?
"He was thinking about Mary, folding his hands."
The interpretations I can think up:
1. "Folding his arms" is an action, which means "and (then) folded his arms."
2. "Folding his arms" is a state, which means "with his arms folded."
3. "Folding his arms" is continuous actions, which means "and repeated the act of folding his arms."
"He was thinking about Mary, folding his hands."
The interpretations I can think up:
1. "Folding his arms" is an action, which means "and (then) folded his arms."
2. "Folding his arms" is a state, which means "with his arms folded."
3. "Folding his arms" is continuous actions, which means "and repeated the act of folding his arms."
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AnonymousCould you please teach me how to interpret "folding his hands" in the sentence blow?
"He was thinking about Mary, folding his hands."
The interpretations I can think up:
1. "Folding his arms" is an action, which means "and (then) folded his arms."
2. "Folding his arms" is a state, which means "with his arms fo
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Thank you for replying, CJ.
"Arms", not "hands", is the word that I should have put into all the sentences.
By the way, do you mean "he" in the sentence in question was moving his arms up to his chest very (very) slowly while "thinking about Mary?"
(A strange situation, isn't it?)
Is it possible to use "with his arms folded" instead of "folding his arms" without c
"Arms", not "hands", is the word that I should have put into all the sentences.
By the way, do you mean "he" in the sentence in question was moving his arms up to his chest very (very) slowly while "thinking about Mary?"
(A strange situation, isn't it?)
Is it possible to use "with his arms folded" instead of "folding his arms" without c
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AnonymousBy the way, do you mean "he" in the sentence in question was moving his arms up to his chest very (very) slowly while "thinking about Mary?"No. I mean that he made the motion of folding his arms at some time during the period in which he was thinking about Mary. That's what the sentence meant to me.
AnonymousIs it possible t
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Thank you for replying.
I've got what you mean. I think the sentence must be modified.
Thanks.
disky
I've got what you mean. I think the sentence must be modified.
Thanks.
disky
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