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Moon7296 Posted 16 years ago
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The train left at 10:30 and it arrived in Busan at 12:30.
The train left at 10:30, arriving in Busan at 12:30.
I want to know whether "arriving" that is transformed from "it arrived" is relative to grammar.
Or is it just able to be used like that?
The train left at 10:30, arriving in Busan at 12:30.
I want to know whether "arriving" that is transformed from "it arrived" is relative to grammar.
Or is it just able to be used like that?
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The train left at 10:30 and it arrived in Busan at 12:30. The train left at 10:30, arriving in Busan at 12:30. I'd say the usage is grammatical, and not simply an idiom.
- The train left at 10:30 and it arrived in Busan at 12:30.
- The train left at 10:30, arriving in Busan at 12:30.
- I'd say the usage is grammatical, and not simply an idiom.
- The verbs and the verbal are "time related," and the knowledge that time elapses between the two events clouds the issue.
- It's not really any different than two "simultaneous" events: I hit the nail with the hammer, and I struck my thumb at the same time.
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The train left at 10:30 and it arrived in Busan at 12:30.
The train left at 10:30, arriving in Busan at 12:30.
I'd say the usage is grammatical, and not simply an idiom.
The verbs and the verbal are "time related," and the knowledge that time e
The train left at 10:30, arriving in Busan at 12:30.
I'd say the usage is grammatical, and not simply an idiom.
The verbs and the verbal are "time related," and the knowledge that time e
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Thank you so much for your answer
I have one more question on it.
You said "The present participle has no tense, so it gets its time from the context."
Does present participle refer to 'striking' aand 'arriving' in the example sentences?
I just wondered because the present participle contains has or have.
Or.. what is 'the present participle' you menti
I have one more question on it.
You said "The present participle has no tense, so it gets its time from the context."
Does present participle refer to 'striking' aand 'arriving' in the example sentences?
I just wondered because the present participle contains has or have.
Or.. what is 'the present participle' you menti
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Hi, moon,
Yes, you're right. The present participles are the "-ing" forms of the verb, which you were asking about.
The point of my explanation was that the two sentences have the same grammar, even though the time factors are quite different.
I felt that the time factor in your original sentence might be what was leading you to question the grammar.
Your mention of "ha
Yes, you're right. The present participles are the "-ing" forms of the verb, which you were asking about.
The point of my explanation was that the two sentences have the same grammar, even though the time factors are quite different.
I felt that the time factor in your original sentence might be what was leading you to question the grammar.
Your mention of "ha
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