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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
"I was sad when I saw kids sleeping on the streets."
I am really sorry about dragging this question out, but I really need your help because this is the thing that makes me put an end to struggling with English grammar.
"I was sad when I saw kids sleeping on the streets."
1) I was sad when I saw kids who were sleeping on the streets.
2) I was sad when I saw kids sleeping
on the streets like 'I see yousleeping.'
I think that either one is a possible way of interpreting the example and in this case, there is not much difference in meaning. What do you native English speakers think? Please give me power and help me out again.
"I was sad when I saw kids sleeping on the streets."
1) I was sad when I saw kids who were sleeping on the streets.
2) I was sad when I saw kids sleeping
on the streets like 'I see yousleeping.'I think that either one is a possible way of interpreting the example and in this case, there is not much difference in meaning. What do you native English speakers think? Please give me power and help me out again.
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Hi, I agree with you. Clive
- Hi, I agree with you.
- Clive
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Thank you so much and I am so excited now.
Sometimes whether the present participle functions as an adjective modifying the noun in front like kids (who is) sleeping or an object complement like I see you studying, sleeping, etc, there is not much difference in meaning, right? I would like to make it clear and I really happy and excited now. Please help me out again.
Sometimes whether the present participle functions as an adjective modifying the noun in front like kids (who is) sleeping or an object complement like I see you studying, sleeping, etc, there is not much difference in meaning, right? I would like to make it clear and I really happy and excited now. Please help me out again.
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Yes, you are right, but in '"I was sad when I saw kids sleeping on the streets.", whether we consider sleeping as an adjective modifying the noun, kids or as an object complement like "sleeping" in "I see you sleeping", there is not much difference in meaning, right? I am sorry about not being smart about this and making it confusing, but I hope that I made it cl
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