Down the hall toward Mary
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1. He came[walked, ran] down the hall toward Mary.
Does that mean, (A) He came all the way down the hall and then came toward Mary, or (B) He didn't finish coming down the hall, but his coming down the hall itself was going toward Mary, or (C) it can mean both according to the context?
2. He was coming down the hall toward Mary.
How about if it is like this, in progressive?
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They both mean that he moved both down the hall and toward Mary at the same time (because Mary was located down the hall from where he started moving). Walking down the hall was in fact the same as walking toward Mary (at least until he reached Mary). We are not told whether he finished coming down the hall or whether he reached Mary.
- They both mean that he moved both down the hall and toward Mary at the same time (because Mary was located down the hall from where he started moving).
- Walking down the hall was in fact the same as walking toward Mary (at least until he reached Mary).
- We are not told whether he finished coming down the hall or whether he reached Mary.
- CJ
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They both mean that he moved both down the hall and toward Mary at the same time (because Mary was located down the hall from where he started moving). Walking down the hall was in fact the same as walking toward Mary (at least until he reached Mary).
We are not told whether he finished coming down the hall or whether he reached Mary.
CJ
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