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EngBB Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence correct

I woke up to sense that the bus had stopped.
  

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to sense Sensing is the proper form here. Probably with a comma before it.

  • to sense Sensing is the proper form here.
  • Probably with a comma before it.
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to sense Sensing is the proper form here. Probably with a comma before it.
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EngBB I woke up to sense that the bus had stopped.
It's grammatical.
What you're describing may be unrealistic.

I woke up to the sense that the bus had stopped.

Do you wish to imply that the sense that the bus had stopped is what woke you up?

Edit.
I like Philip's suggestion.

I'm taking it as, "I
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Thanks Philip and Avangi.

What I've been describing is I woke up because of the bus.

Does this sentence "I woke up to sense the bus had stopped" is equal to "I woke up and sensed the bus stopped"?

If I want to describe this: I woke up. I sense the bus had stopped.

Can I write it this way: I woke up and sensed the bus had stopped.

I woke up to sense some
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Just my two cents along with the previous comments. <<- I woke up, sensing the bus had stopped.>> I am not certain "sensing" is the best choice of word in this context. Probably, the word you were looking for is "realizing".
I woke up, realizing the bus had stopped.
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dimsumexpressJust my two cents along with the previous comments. <> I am not certain "sensing" is the best choice of word in this context. Probably, the word you were looking for is "realizing". I woke up, realizing the bus had stopped.
I agree with you dimsumexpress.

Can you give more comments?
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I am not a linguist but I have studied and practiced American English for a long, long time. This is my observation. In the learning environment, most learners were taught in school to focus on grammar. later, they relied on what they learned to decipher what seemed reasonable to their ears and what not, semantics is often unintentionally neglected. Your sentence was grammatically corerct in my op
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Thank you very much dimsumexpress.

I totally agree with your thought. You answer is valuable.

By the way, why your id is Dim Sum Express? You like dim sum very much?
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dimsumexpress<> I am not certain "sensing" is the best choice of word in this context. Probably, the word you were looking for is "realizing".
My two cents is that it really comes down to what the speaker intends to convey. We may be talking about shades of meaning here.
In my experience, "sensing" and "realizing" describe two different levels of co
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EngBBDoes this sentence "I woke up to sense the bus had stopped" is equal to "I woke up and sensed the bus stopped"?
It could. "Stopping" is an action, and "stopped" is a condition.
"Had stopped" references the action and

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