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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Is there any difference?
Hi, teachers and students. I'd like to know if two "sees" in the two sentences below have the same meaning. #1 These days you rarely see children playing in the streets or in the parks. #2 These days you rarely see children who are playing in the streets or in the parks. Is there any difference between the two? (I suspect that "see" in #1 has the similar meaning "notice" and the one in #2 "meet by chance".) Thank you very much.
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Number one is a natural sentence, and it means that you don't see them because they aren't there. Number two is bizarre, because it means that even though the children are there, you often can't see them. The "see" in both is literal.
- Number one is a natural sentence, and it means that you don't see them because they aren't there.
- Number two is bizarre, because it means that even though the children are there, you often can't see them.
- The "see" in both is literal.
- "Meet by chance" is not a definition of "see".
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Number one is a natural sentence, and it means that you don't see them because they aren't there. Number two is bizarre, because it means that even though the children are there, you often can't see them. The "see" in both is literal. "Meet by chance" is not a definition of "see".
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