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Greatmilinko8451 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
do these two sentence mean the same thing??
Dayton grabs the bag and takes his bagel.
Grabbing the bag, Dayton takes his bagel.
Grabbing the bag, Dayton takes his bagel.
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There is not a huge difference. The second one suggests the two actions happened simultaneously. In the first, I'm thinking the bagel is in the bag.
- There is not a huge difference.
- The second one suggests the two actions happened simultaneously.
- In the first, I'm thinking the bagel is in the bag.
- In the second, perhaps the bagel is on a plate and the bag has something else in it.
- Or perhaps not.
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There is not a huge difference. The second one suggests the two actions happened simultaneously.
In the first, I'm thinking the bagel is in the bag. In the second, perhaps the bagel is on a plate and the bag has something else in it. Or perhaps not.
In the first, I'm thinking the bagel is in the bag. In the second, perhaps the bagel is on a plate and the bag has something else in it. Or perhaps not.
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