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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Paraphrase

Do these two sentences have same( or similar ) meaning ?

a) They had to walk and walk until they found someone to help them.

b) They had to continue walking until they found someone to help
them.
  

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The meaning is slightly different. a) means that when they realized they needed help, they started walking for help and walked a long way, without ever stopping, before they found help. b) means that when they realized they needed help, they started walking for help.

— Anonymous

  • The meaning is slightly different.
  • a) means that when they realized they needed help, they started walking for help and walked a long way, without ever stopping, before they found help.
  • b) means that when they realized they needed help, they started walking for help.
  • There was something that interrupted their initial journey and caused them to stop, after which, they started walking again until they found help.
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The meaning is slightly different.

a) means that when they realized they needed help, they started walking for help and walked a long way, without ever stopping, before they found help.

b) means that when they realized they needed help, they started walking for help. There was something that interrupted their initial journey and caused them to stop, after which, they started wal
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Thank you for your instruction.
Hmmm, the meaning of them is slightly different...

Then, how do you feel about paraphrasing the sentence ( a) like this?

They had to go on walking until they found someone to help them.

Does it have a similar meaning to sentence a) above?
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