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Reegis Posted 10 years ago
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He got angry when I asked him why he behaved / was behaving so strangely.
Hello,
this time I need help with these two sentences:
1) He got angry when I asked him why he behaved so strangely.
2) He got angry when I asked him why he was behaving so strangely.
Could you please explain:
a) What is the difference between them?
b) Does any of them say if this strange behaviour happened just once or more times?
this time I need help with these two sentences:
1) He got angry when I asked him why he behaved so strangely.
2) He got angry when I asked him why he was behaving so strangely.
Could you please explain:
a) What is the difference between them?
b) Does any of them say if this strange behaviour happened just once or more times?
Top answer
" Sentence 1 indicates a one-time event (why he behaved so strangely at the party), while sentence 2 could have been once(why he was behaving so strangely that night), but it could also have been longer term.
- " Sentence 1 indicates a one-time event (why he behaved so strangely at the party), while sentence 2 could have been once(why he was behaving so strangely that night), but it could also have been longer term.
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Question b should be "Does either of them say if this ..."
Sentence 1 indicates a one-time event (why he behaved so strangely at the party), while sentence 2 could have been once(why he was behaving so strangely that night), but it could also have been longer term.
Sentence 1 indicates a one-time event (why he behaved so strangely at the party), while sentence 2 could have been once(why he was behaving so strangely that night), but it could also have been longer term.
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EnglishmavenQuestion b should be "Does either of them say if this ..."Thanks for your remark. Is mine incorrect or just means something else?
EnglishmavenSentence 1 indicates a one-time event (why he behaved so strangely at the party),May sentence 1) also be interpreted that this is his personal trait?
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I investigated this topic further and would like to justify the question above by this comparison:
1a) He got angry when I asked him why he behaved so strangely.
1b) He got angry when I asked him: Why do you behave so strangely?
2a) He got angry when I asked him why he was behaving so strangely.
2b) He got angry when I asked him: Why are you behavi
1a) He got angry when I asked him why he behaved so strangely.
1b) He got angry when I asked him: Why do you behave so strangely?
2a) He got angry when I asked him why he was behaving so strangely.
2b) He got angry when I asked him: Why are you behavi
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Reegis1a) He got angry when I asked him why he behaved so strangely.1b) He got angry when I asked him: Why do you behave so strangely?2a) He got angry when I asked him why he was behaving so strangely.2b) He got angry when I asked him: Why are you behaving so strangely?
Are sentences 1a and 1b, and 2a and 2b equivalent? If yes, then I think that se
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Let me sum up what has been said in this topic.
Sentence:
1a) He got angry when I asked him why he behaved so strangely.
Can be rephrased into two different reported versions:
1b) He got angry when I asked him: Why do you behave so strangely?
1c) He got angry when I asked him: Why did you behave so strangely?
And this is
Sentence:
1a) He got angry when I asked him why he behaved so strangely.
Can be rephrased into two different reported versions:
1b) He got angry when I asked him: Why do you behave so strangely?
1c) He got angry when I asked him: Why did you behave so strangely?
And this is
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