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Pructus Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

His walk under the trees”

Hello....

I understand that “He walked under the trees” means either (A) “He walked in the place under the trees” and (B) “He walked and entered the place under the trees”.

How about “his walk under the trees”?

Does it still mean both (A) and (B)?
  

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pructus Does it still mean both (A) and (B)? Neither. It is simply a noun phase that has no tense or action.

  • pructus Does it still mean both (A) and (B)?
  • Neither.
  • It is simply a noun phase that has no tense or action.
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pructusDoes it still mean both (A) and (B)?
Neither.

It is simply a noun phase that has no tense or action.
Under the trees is a modifier of the noun "walk."
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Thanks so much, AlpheccaStars!!

I edited my question to be clearer....

(A) “his walk that happened inn the place under the trees” and (B) “his walk into the place under the trees”.
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pructus(A) “his walk that happened inn the place under the trees” and (B) “his walk into the place under the trees”.
The question does not fit the answer.
There is no way to infer an action (happen, walk into) with that noun phrase. The context of the phrase as a subject or object in a sentence gives that extra information.

His walk under the t
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Thanks again, AlpheccaStars....

It is still vague, but I feel that your exlanations seem to be that "his wallk under the trees" can mean both (A) and (B), according to the context....

I am not sure if I am correctly understanding....
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pructusIt is still vague, but I feel that your exlanations seem to be that "his wallk under the trees" can mean both (A) and (B),
Yes. Any context of a man's walk with trees overhead.
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Thanks again, AlpheccaStars!!

This is a good picture, too.

To make it clearer, I will change "trees" into "tree".

What I am confused about is whether "his walk under the tree" can be used to mean "his walk into under the tree"?
That he moved by walking from the place not under the tree into the place under the tree.

For example....

He was sitting on
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He was sitting on the grass, but he moved to a place under a tree to take a nap, thinking it would give some shade. But his sleeping place under the tree was not a good choice because, unlike outside appearances, there were too many insects there.
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Thanks a lot, AlpheccaStars!!

It's still a little vague to me...

"his walk under the tree" can naturally mean "his walking in the place which is located under the tree", but can it also mean "his walking into the place which is located under the tree"?

Because I heard that "He walked under the tree" can mean two meanings (A) He walked in the place located under the tree
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"His walk under the trees" implies that he went for a walk in a forested place or on a tree-lined path.
When he started his walk, he looked up and saw tree branches.
During the walk, whenever he looked up, he saw tree branches.
When he ended his walk, he looked up and saw tree branches.

His walk under a tree:
If "tree" is singular, then he just walked around and ar
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Thanks again, AlpheccaStars!!

Now I see why I was confused...
I presumed that "He walked under the tree" can mean both (A) He did his walking in the place located under the tree" and also (B) He entered the area located under the tree, by walking.

Now, I feel that maybe you don't agree with this opinion...

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