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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
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It was his guilty conscience that made him offer to help.
Is there any difference in meaning between the given sentences? Personally, I will go with the second one.
1: It was his guilty conscience that made him offer to help.
2: It was his guilty conscience that made him offer help.
1: It was his guilty conscience that made him offer to help.
2: It was his guilty conscience that made him offer help.
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These are very similar in meaning, but there is this difference. He is offering his own personal helping actions in the first one. He may be offering his own and/or others' help (basically the results of helping actions) in the second.
- These are very similar in meaning, but there is this difference.
- He is offering his own personal helping actions in the first one.
- He may be offering his own and/or others' help (basically the results of helping actions) in the second.
- CJ
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These are very similar in meaning, but there is this difference.
He is offering his own personal helping actions in the first one.
He may be offering his own and/or others' help (basically the results of helping actions) in the second.
CJ
He is offering his own personal helping actions in the first one.
He may be offering his own and/or others' help (basically the results of helping actions) in the second.
CJ
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Jackson6612Is there any difference in meaning between the given sentences? Personally, I will go with the second one.Can I take the bold expression above as adverbial phrases? In other words, can I assum
1: It was his guilty conscience that made him offer to help.
2: It was his guilty conscience that made him offer help.
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Jackson6612adverbial phrases?Heavens, no!
They are objects of the verb offer
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