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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Possibly even
1-I wanted to knock him off his horse, possibly even to kill him.
Does this mean:
1a- I wanted to knock him off his horse, even if that might have lead to his death,
or:
1b- I wanted to knock him off his horse. Maybe I even wanted to kill him.==
2-He put pressure on them to attack me, possibly even to kill me.
Does this mean:
2a-He put pressure on them to attack me even if that might have lead to my death.
or:
2b-He put pressure on them to attack me. He possibly even put pressure on them to kill me.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Does this mean:
1a- I wanted to knock him off his horse, even if that might have lead to his death,
or:
1b- I wanted to knock him off his horse. Maybe I even wanted to kill him.==
2-He put pressure on them to attack me, possibly even to kill me.
Does this mean:
2a-He put pressure on them to attack me even if that might have lead to my death.
or:
2b-He put pressure on them to attack me. He possibly even put pressure on them to kill me.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
1b, 2a
- 1b, 2a
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Hello, tomitomi—and welcome to English Forums. Yes, I am usually quite sure about how I answer here, but feel free to disagree.
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