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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Open The Door To A Knock
From some book:
"The day after our first game, I opened the door to a knock and saw people with pens and pads and cameras with lights burning."
I don't understand the timing of "opened the door to a knock". I would have understood the timing "opened the door to people with pens and pads.....", which I take to mean that "the narator opened the door and saw people standing just outside the door." My limited understanding of "opened the door to a knock" suggest that the "knock" came after the opening of the door. Am I wrong?
"The day after our first game, I opened the door to a knock and saw people with pens and pads and cameras with lights burning."
I don't understand the timing of "opened the door to a knock". I would have understood the timing "opened the door to people with pens and pads.....", which I take to mean that "the narator opened the door and saw people standing just outside the door." My limited understanding of "opened the door to a knock" suggest that the "knock" came after the opening of the door. Am I wrong?
Top answer
It means "I opened the door in response to a knock. ".
- It means "I opened the door in response to a knock.
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Some words are left out.
... I opened the door (in response) to a knock (on the door that I heard) and saw people ...
CJ
Dang! Missed it by less than a minute!
... I opened the door (in response) to a knock (on the door that I heard) and saw people ...
CJ
Dang! Missed it by less than a minute!
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