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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
I saw a girl walking on the street?
I'd be happy if someone would answer my question. Thanks in advance.
Which is the correct context of the sentence: I saw a girl walking on the street?
A: I saw a girl who was walking on the street?
B: A girl was walking on the street, and I saw it.
Which is the correct context of the sentence: I saw a girl walking on the street?
A: I saw a girl who was walking on the street?
B: A girl was walking on the street, and I saw it.
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The correct context? The correct context for saying these things is if you saw a girl walking along the street. I saw a girl walking along the street.
- The correct context?
- The correct context for saying these things is if you saw a girl walking along the street.
- I saw a girl walking along the street.
- ] I saw a girl who was walking along the street.
- ] A girl was walking along the street, and I saw it.
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The correct context? The correct context for saying these things is if you saw a girl walking along the street.
I saw a girl walking along the street. [Good.]
I saw a girl who was walking along the street. [OK.]
A girl was walking along the street, and I saw it. [A bit strange.]
CJ
I saw a girl walking along the street. [Good.]
I saw a girl who was walking along the street. [OK.]
A girl was walking along the street, and I saw it. [A bit strange.]
CJ
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I agree with CalifJim that his third sentence sounds strange. Reason? Simply because native speakers don't phrase sentences like that in that way though they are grammatically correct. It's hard for me too
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CalifJimThe correct context? The correct context for saying these things is if you saw a girl walking along the street.Sorry I failed to convey the
I saw a girl walking along the street. [Good.]
I saw a girl who was walking along the street. [OK.]
A girl was walking along the street, and I saw it. [A bit strange.]
CJ
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AnonymousCalifJimThe correct context? The correct context for saying these things is if you saw a girl walking along the street.
I saw a girl walking along the street. [Good.]
I saw a girl who was walking along the street. [OK.]
A girl was walking along the street, and I saw it. [A bit strange.]
CJ
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I saw a girl who was walking on the street is an incomplete sentence.
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Does the above sentence : I saw a girl walking on the street, mean that "I saw a girl who is walking on the street" or that I saw a girl's action of walking on the street?My impression is that you would have had to see both the girl and the action of walking at the same time, and that's what the sentence claims. If I had to choose, I would hesitate for a long time.
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