He ran into the wall and banged his nose or he ran into the wall and banging his nose

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1.He ran into the wall and banged his nose.
2.he ran into the wall and banging his nose.
My question is that do the two sentences above carry the same meaning and grammatically correct? Can I use the two sentences interchangeably.? One more question Is the two sentences above used as afterthought? Please explain the matter grammatically.
Thanking you.

Vu Linh Chi · Accepted Answer

only the first one is grammatically correct. It's a sequence of events, all actions should be in the same tense.

Mister Micawber · Answer

roky0071One more question Is the two sentences above used as afterthought?

I don't understand that question, roky0071.

Roky0071 · Answer

If I write "he ran into the wall, banging his nose" then is "banging his nose" used here as afterthought?
1.He ran into the wall and banged his nose.
2.He ran into the wall, banging his nose.
Do the two sentences above express the same meaning? can I use them interchangeably?

CalifJim · Answer

roky0071He ran into the wall, banging his nose.

In sentences of this type, it is up to the reader to determine which of several different relationships applies between the main clause and the non-finite clause which supplies additional information. (thereby, because, while, ...)

In this case, the relationship is best expressed as "thereby" (~ "and as a result").

2. He ran into the wall, (thereby) banging his nose.
~ He ran into the wall, and as a result he banged his nose.

This is not interchangeable with your sentence 1 because the implied causation is missing from a simple "X and Y" pattern. Here's another example:

3. He got out of bed and answered the phone.
4. He got out of bed, answering the phone.

3. shows a sequence of events. 4. makes no sense because he was not answering the phone when he got out of bed, and answering the phone was not caused by his rising out of bed.

CJ

Roky0071 · Answer

Thank you very much sir.

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