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Mariott Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Gerund
Although we are told that Cleopatra made love to Antony under a net (to protect from mosquitos),
nobody thought of netting actually saving lives.
Does this mean
1) nobody thought of actual netting to save lives
or,
2) nobody thought that netting can acutally save lives.
Maybe too a stupid question but so confusing. Thanks in advance.
nobody thought of netting actually saving lives.
Does this mean
1) nobody thought of actual netting to save lives
or,
2) nobody thought that netting can acutally save lives.
Maybe too a stupid question but so confusing. Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Hello, Mariott. There is no stupid questions, so feel free to ask. It means the second.
- Hello, Mariott.
- There is no stupid questions, so feel free to ask.
- It means the second.
- But the sentence you supplied is badly constructed, though gramatically tolerable.
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Hello, Mariott. There is no stupid questions, so feel free to ask.
It means the second. But the sentence you supplied is ba
It means the second. But the sentence you supplied is ba
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Hi,
A couple more comments.
This kind of sentence is something we say a lot.
eg Fifty years ago, nobody thought of seatbelts actually saving lives.
eg I never thought of
A couple more comments.
This kind of sentence is something we say a lot.
eg Fifty years ago, nobody thought of seatbelts actually saving lives.
eg I never thought of
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