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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
participle
Can I think of the participles sentences below like these?
1. I saw him reading a book. => I saw him (who was) reading a book.
2. I found a dog killed on the road. => I found a dog (that was) killed on the road.
3. A dog came running. => A dog (that was running) came.
4. The injured man was carried to the hospital. => The man (who was) injured was carried to the hospital.
cf) what's difference between "carried to the hospital" and "taken to the hospital?"
5. He went out with his dog following behind. => He went out with his dog (that was) following behind.
1. I saw him reading a book. => I saw him (who was) reading a book.
2. I found a dog killed on the road. => I found a dog (that was) killed on the road.
3. A dog came running. => A dog (that was running) came.
4. The injured man was carried to the hospital. => The man (who was) injured was carried to the hospital.
cf) what's difference between "carried to the hospital" and "taken to the hospital?"
5. He went out with his dog following behind. => He went out with his dog (that was) following behind.
Top answer
I don't think that is a good idea for some of them; it does not create the same conceptual relationship: 1. I saw him reading a book. => I saw him ( while he was) reading a book.
- I don't think that is a good idea for some of them; it does not create the same conceptual relationship: 1.
- I saw him reading a book.
- => I saw him ( while he was) reading a book.
- 2.
- I found a dog killed on the road.
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I don't think that is a good idea for some of them; it does not create the same conceptual relationship:
1. I saw him reading a book. => I saw him (while he was) reading a book.
2. I found a dog killed on the road. => I found a dog (that was) killed on the road.-- OK.
3. A dog came running. => A dog came (and he was) running.
4. The injured
1. I saw him reading a book. => I saw him (while he was) reading a book.
2. I found a dog killed on the road. => I found a dog (that was) killed on the road.-- OK.
3. A dog came running. => A dog came (and he was) running.
4. The injured
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Please help me with this.
I have a doubt with this one.
5. He went out with his dog following behind. => He went out and his dog (was) following behind.
The use of behind sounds somewhat odd to me here for following itself implies that.
I have a doubt with this one.
5. He went out with his dog following behind. => He went out and his dog (was) following behind.
The use of behind sounds somewhat odd to me here for following itself implies that.
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Nevertheless, it is a common collocation. Note that the dog could also follow beside him, another common collocation, Suresh.
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Mister Micawber5. He went out with his dog following behind. => He went out and his dog (was) following behind.Q1) Do you know why exactly "He went out with his dog following behind."(#1) is used instead of "He went out and his dog (was) following behind.?"(#2)
Is it simply because the economy of reduction? or to deliever a subtle difference fro
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moon72961) Do you know why exactly "He went out with his dog following behind."(#1) is used instead of "He went out and his dog (was) following behind.?"(#2)Is it simply because the economy of reduction?Yes.
moon7296or to deliever a subtle difference from #2 to #1?I see none such.
moon7296One of the
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