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I would like to know if "1" means "A", "B", or anything else.
1. We were constant companions, doing nearly everything together.
A. We were constant companions, who did nearly everything together.
B. We were constant companions and did nearly everything together.
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A and B are so close in meaning that it's hard to separate them. I'd say that 1 is a little closer to B. In any case there is a subtle hint when you use the participle clause (1) that we were constant companions, as exemplified by the fact that we did nearly everything together .
- A and B are so close in meaning that it's hard to separate them.
- I'd say that 1 is a little closer to B.
- In any case there is a subtle hint when you use the participle clause (1) that we were constant companions, as exemplified by the fact that we did nearly everything together .
- It seems there is almost always an unstated relationship that exists between a main clause and an accompanying participle clause.
- Sometimes this relationship is more obvious, sometimes less.
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A and B are so close in meaning that it's hard to separate them. I'd say that 1 is a little closer to B. In any case there is a subtle hint when you use the participle clause (1) that we were constant companions, as exemplified by the fact that we did nearly everything together. It seems there is almost always an unstated relationship that exists between a main clause and an a
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