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Deborahjeong Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Help me understand a phrase plz
"Jane playing games, her mother watched TV"
Does the sentence mean "Because Jane played games OR
When Jane played games. Which interpretation is correct? I need to translate it into our language. Thanks
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deborahjeong "Jane playing games, her mother watched TV" The sentence is an odd, terse one that could mean either of your paraphrases but in all likelihood would not be used at all.
- deborahjeong "Jane playing games, her mother watched TV" The sentence is an odd, terse one that could mean either of your paraphrases but in all likelihood would not be used at all.
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deborahjeong"Jane playing games, her mother watched TV"
The sentence is an odd, terse one that could mean either of your paraphrases but in all likelihood would not be used at all.
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