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Ritik Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Present participle

Hello Teachers,

I want to know the main difference between the below two sentences.

example

1) We sat out on the porch until late, just shooting the breeze.

2) We sat out on the porch until late, just to shoot the breeze.

Can you break it down the above sentences?

Thanks in advance

  

Top answer

ritik main difference 1) While we sat on the porch, we shot the breeze. 2) We sat on the porch for the purpose of shooting the breeze. CJ

  • ritik main difference 1) While we sat on the porch, we shot the breeze.
  • 2) We sat on the porch for the purpose of shooting the breeze.
  • CJ
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ritikmain difference

1) While we sat on the porch, we shot the breeze.
2) We sat on the porch for the purpose of shooting the breeze.

CJ

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