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Zuotengdazuo Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Do the three sentences have the same meaning/connotation?
1. Bob is slow in reacting
2. Bob slowly reacts
3. Bob's reacting is slow
Do they share the same implication?
Thank you.
2. Bob slowly reacts
3. Bob's reacting is slow
Do they share the same implication?
Thank you.
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zuotengdazuo Do they share the same implication? They do, but none of them is a native construction. Bob is slow to react .
- zuotengdazuo Do they share the same implication?
- They do, but none of them is a native construction.
- Bob is slow to react .
- Bob's reaction is slow.
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zuotengdazuoDo they share the same implication?They do, but none of them is a native construction.
Bob is slow to react.
Bob's reaction is slow.
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Thank you. May I ask one more question? Does these sentence imply that Bob is slow by nature? Or just simply implies" his action is slow"?
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zuotengdazuo Does these sentence imply that Bob is slow by nature?If you want to emphasise the fact that Bob is slow by nature it is better to state it like this: "Bob is always/usually/often slow to react."
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If we are taking about the speed of Bob's central nervous system, we often say eg Bob has slow reactions.
An Olympic fencer, for example, has very quick reactions.
An Olympic fencer, for example, has very quick reactions.
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