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Navitasan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Knew about
1-They knew about the making of wine.
2-They knew about making wine.
Do these mean:
a-They knew how to make wine
b-They knew that wine was made by other people
c-They had information about how wine was made (but not necessarily enough information to make it themselves)
I think '1' corresponds to 'b' and '2' corresponds to 'b'. But maybe they are both ambiguous.
Gratefully,
Navi.
2-They knew about making wine.
Do these mean:
a-They knew how to make wine
b-They knew that wine was made by other people
c-They had information about how wine was made (but not necessarily enough information to make it themselves)
I think '1' corresponds to 'b' and '2' corresponds to 'b'. But maybe they are both ambiguous.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
c-They had information about how wine was made (but not necessarily enough information to make it themselves)
- c-They had information about how wine was made (but not necessarily enough information to make it themselves)
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c-They had information about how wine was made (but not necessarily enough information to make it themselves)
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Thank you very much Mr. Micawber.
I understand that both sentences mean 'c'.
I have one more question here if I may.
3-They knew about stealing the diamond.
4-They knew about the stealing of the diamond.
Here we are speaking not of something general, but of something particular. I think
I understand that both sentences mean 'c'.
I have one more question here if I may.
3-They knew about stealing the diamond.
4-They knew about the stealing of the diamond.
Here we are speaking not of something general, but of something particular. I think
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3-a-They knew how to steal the diamond
4-b-They knew that the diamond had been stolen
4-b-They knew that the diamond had been stolen
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