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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
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participial phrase(concurrent events)

1. I congratulated him, thinking he was announcing the birth of a grandchild.

1.1. I congratulated him and I thought he was announcing the birth of a grandchild.
1.2. I congratulated him as I thought he was announcing the birth of a grandchild.

Q1) Does #1 mean the concurrent event of congratulating him and "I"'s thinking of his announcing the birth of a grandchild?

Q2) I think it'd be awkward if I try to change the meaning of #1 into #1.1 or #1.2. But do they still make sense when compared to #1 in meaning?
  

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moon7296 1. I congratulated him, thinking he was announcing the birth of a grandchild. 1.

— CalifJim

  • moon7296 1.
  • I congratulated him, thinking he was announcing the birth of a grandchild.
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  • I congratulated him and I thought he was announcing the birth of a grandchild.
  • 2.
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moon72961. I congratulated him, thinking he was announcing the birth of a grandchild. 1.1. I congratulated him and I thought he was announcing the birth of a grandchild. 1.2. I congratulated him as I thought he was announcing the birth of a grandchild.
moon7296Q1) Does #1 mean the concurrent event of congratulating him and "I"'s thinki
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#1 describes concurrent events, but also has an implication that you congratulated him because you thought he was announcing the birth. #1.2 is close to this meaning, with "as" meaning "because". In #1.1, the relationship between the two events is a little unclear.
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