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His loving wife
Please help me; I have a question.
Please read the following sentence:
Before leaving the summit of Nanga Parbat, Hermann Buhl picked up a small stone as a present for his loving wife.
Here, what does his loving wife mean?
1) the wife whom he loves
2) the wife who loves him
Is this loving a gerund or a present participle?
Hase
Please read the following sentence:
Before leaving the summit of Nanga Parbat, Hermann Buhl picked up a small stone as a present for his loving wife.
Here, what does his loving wife mean?
1) the wife whom he loves
2) the wife who loves him
Is this loving a gerund or a present participle?
Hase
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[nq:1]Please help me; I have a question. Please read the following sentence: Before leaving the summit of Nanga Parbat, Hermann ... wife.
- [nq:1]Please help me; I have a question.
- Please read the following sentence: Before leaving the summit of Nanga Parbat, Hermann ...
- wife.
- Here, what does his loving wife mean?
- 1) the wife whom he loves 2) the wife who loves him[/nq] I'd suggest that what the words seem to say is closer to 2), but I have to wonder whether the author didn't really intend 1) and missed.
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[nq:1]Please help me; I have a question. Please read the following sentence: Before leaving the summit of Nanga Parbat, Hermann ... wife. Here, what does his loving wife mean? 1) the wife whom he loves 2) the wife who loves him[/nq]
I'd suggest that what the words seem to
say is closer to 2), but I have to wonder whether the author didn't really intend 1) and missed. I think "belove
I'd suggest that what the words seem to
say is closer to 2), but I have to wonder whether the author didn't really intend 1) and missed. I think "belove
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[nq:1]Please help me; I have a question. Please read the following sentence: Before leaving the summit of Nanga Parbat, Hermann Buhl picked up a small stone as a present for his loving wife. Here, what does his loving wife mean?[/nq]
It means the author (a) wouldn't recognize a cliché if it flew home to roost, danced a jig, paid the piper, and slapped him in the face; or (b) has worked
It means the author (a) wouldn't recognize a cliché if it flew home to roost, danced a jig, paid the piper, and slapped him in the face; or (b) has worked
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I agree with the others who have said that option one would be "beloved wife"....
In either case, there are other interpretations..."his loving wife" may well mean that she's the sort of person who loves everybody (from some authors, I'd almost expect this to mean the sort of person who loves everybody except her husband)....r
In either case, there are other interpretations..."his loving wife" may well mean that she's the sort of person who loves everybody (from some authors, I'd almost expect this to mean the sort of person who loves everybody except her husband)....r
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