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Panda fold 982 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Found or found out?
1.He found what was in the box.
2.He found out what it was in the box.
3.He found out what was in the box.
Is the meaning of each the same? Or there is different meaning of each?
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1. He found what was in the box. He opened the box and looked inside.
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- He found what was in the box.
- He opened the box and looked inside.
- He found out what it was in the box.
- (Awkward phrasing.
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1. He found what was in the box. He opened the box and looked inside.
2.He found out what it was in the box. (Awkward phrasing. Somebody told him what he would find if he opened the box.)
3.He found out what was in the box. (Natural phrasing. Somebody told him what he would find if he opened the box.)
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