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Cat navy 425 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Question about sentences

Dear all,

I would like to know the difference in the meaning of the following sentences.

1) Having slapped, I came back home.

2) Having been slapped, I came back home.


Thank you.

  

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1) Having slapped someone , I came back home. After I slapped someone, I came back home . The verb 'slap' requires an object.

— Clive

  • 1) Having slapped someone , I came back home.
  • After I slapped someone, I came back home .
  • The verb 'slap' requires an object.
  • 2) Having been slapped, I came back home.
  • After someone slapped me, I came back home .
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1) Having slapped someone, I came back home. After I slapped someone, I came back home.

The verb 'slap' requires an object.


2) Having been slapped, I came back home. After someone slapped me, I came back home.

Clive

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In case you don't realize it, they both mean that you went out in the first place intending to engage in some slapping upon the successful completion of which you intended to come right home, and you did.

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