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Simplynat Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence grammatically and semantically correct?

Semi gathered her things and started inside.

Does the above sentence mean she gathered her stuff and went inside?

What exactly does 'start' mean in that sentence?


Thanks in advance.

  

Top answer

Does the above sentence mean she gathered her stuff and went inside? Not quite. She just started to go inside.

— Mister Micawber

  • Does the above sentence mean she gathered her stuff and went inside?
  • Not quite.
  • She just started to go inside.
  • She might have changed her mind and not entered.
  • simplynat What exactly does 'start' mean in that sentence?
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simplynatSemi gathered her things and started inside.Does the above sentence mean she gathered her stuff and went inside?

Not quite. She just started to go inside. She might have changed her mind and not entered.

simplynatWhat exactly does 'start' mean in that sentence?

begin

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simplynatSemi gathered her things and started inside.

That sentence? Yes.

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