0
Norwolf Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Having done/ doing
1# Eating a hearty breakfast, we prepared for our long journey.
2# Having eaten a hearty breakfast, we prepared for our long journey.
To my ear, 1# implies that the two actions happened at the same time or almost at the same time. It sounds like:
As we ate a hearty breakfast, we prepared for our long journey. Or:
As soon as we finished a hearty breakfast, we prepared for our long journey.
In 2#, there was a time interval between the two actions:
After we had eaten a hearty breakfast, we prepared for our long journey.
If you teachers find something incorrect in my interpretation, kindly let me know.
Thank you so much.
2# Having eaten a hearty breakfast, we prepared for our long journey.
To my ear, 1# implies that the two actions happened at the same time or almost at the same time. It sounds like:
As we ate a hearty breakfast, we prepared for our long journey. Or:
As soon as we finished a hearty breakfast, we prepared for our long journey.
In 2#, there was a time interval between the two actions:
After we had eaten a hearty breakfast, we prepared for our long journey.
If you teachers find something incorrect in my interpretation, kindly let me know.
Thank you so much.
Top answer
Hi, I agree with you. Clive
- Hi, I agree with you.
- Clive
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
2 Answers
0
0
I agree too. But you can fix up the first one by adding 'after' and it will mean the same thing.
After eating a hearty breakfast =~ Having eaten a hearty breakfast
CJ
After eating a hearty breakfast =~ Having eaten a hearty breakfast
CJ
0
Related Questions