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Alexclx Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Do they have different meanings?

Hi, I am wondering about the meaning of the following three sentences:
1. The tall man grew impatient.
2.The tall man became impatient.
3.The tall man was impatient.
Do they have the same meaning? Please help. Thanks a lot.
  

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Hello alex, and welcome to English Forums. In the first one, it seems a gradual process. He wasn't initially impatient, but got more and more so.

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  • Hello alex, and welcome to English Forums.
  • In the first one, it seems a gradual process.
  • He wasn't initially impatient, but got more and more so.
  • As each minute passed, he grew increasingly impatient.
  • In the second one, something happened to make him impatient.
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Hello alex, and welcome to English Forums.

In the first one, it seems a gradual process. He wasn't initially impatient, but got more and more so. As each minute passed, he grew increasingly impatient.

In the second one, something happened to make him impatient. 1 and 2 are very similar.

In the third one, it simply describes the man. Maybe he's impatient all the time.
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Thank you for your help.
Grammar GeekIn the first one, it seems a gradual process. He wasn't initially impatient, but got more and more so. As each minute passed, he grew increasingly impatient.

In the second one, something happened to make him impatient. 1 and 2 are very similar.

In the third one, it simply describes the man. Maybe he's impatient all
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With the second one, something changed - whether it was gradual or not (as "grew" implies to me) I don't know.

You can say that 3 is stative. It simply describes him.
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