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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Past Perfect and non-finite adverbial clause

a. Although he had eaten both his share and his mother's share of dinner, he felt neither guilty nor full.



b. Although he ate both his share and his mother's share of dinner, he felt neither guilty nor full.

Which do you prefer and why?

Also, do you think although + ing is grammatically possible:



Although eating both his share and his mother's share of dinner, he felt neither guilty nor full.

Thank you
  

Top answer

I like the first, so that we know it was completely eaten and he had time to not feel guilty. Although eating seems OK, but it limits it to the same time-- in your sentence, the eating and the feeling are synchronous. (Cf: Although having eaten )

— Mister Micawber

  • I like the first, so that we know it was completely eaten and he had time to not feel guilty.
  • Although eating seems OK, but it limits it to the same time-- in your sentence, the eating and the feeling are synchronous.
  • (Cf: Although having eaten )
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I like the first, so that we know it was completely eaten and he had time to not feel guilty.

Although eating seems OK, but it limits it to the same time-- in your sentence, the eating and the feeling are synchronous. (Cf: Although having eaten)
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Mister MicawberAlthough eating seems OK, but it limits it to the same time-- in your sentence, the eating and the feeling are synchronous. (Cf: Although having eaten)

Thank you.

Would you prefer a or b?

a. Although having eaten...

b. After eating...
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They seem to shed different lights on the utterance. 'Although' more directly contrasts the eating and the innocent emptiness.
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