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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Ing Clauses

Ing clauses take the tense of the verb in the main clause:

I shouted at him, thinking (and thought) he was very rude.

What about when the main clause has modal verbs? EG

She wouldn't be interested in him, thinking he was like every other guy.

Could this mean any of the following or only a (ignore the meaning: because she thought...)?

a. She wouldn't be interested in him, and would think he was like every other guy.

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b. She wouldn't be interested in him, and thinks he was like every other guy.

OR

c. She wouldn't be interested in him, and thought he was like every other guy.
  

Top answer

Hi, Sounds to me like A. So let me see if I have this right. You spend your evenings tryng to think of oddball sentences, and then the next morning you ask us to explain them?

— Clive

  • Hi, Sounds to me like A.
  • So let me see if I have this right.
  • You spend your evenings tryng to think of oddball sentences, and then the next morning you ask us to explain them?
  • I don't know who is nuttier, you for asking or us for trying to explain.
  • Anyway, please feel free to continue to ask.
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Hi,



Sounds to me like A.



So let me see if I have this right.

You spend your evenings tryng to think of oddball sentences, and then the next morning you ask us to explain them?
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CliveYou spend your evenings tryng to think of oddball sentences, and then the next morning you ask us to explain them?
I don't know who is nuttier, you for asking or us for trying to explain.

Me, definitely me. I don't quite know how my brain works, so there is no way anyone else will.

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