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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
See that S V
1) I saw you dancing last night,
2) I saw that you were dancing last night.
Is there a meaning difference between them?
Thank you so much as usual in advance!
2) I saw that you were dancing last night.
Is there a meaning difference between them?
Thank you so much as usual in advance!
Top answer
#2 means: I understood/noted that you were dancing last night.
- #2 means: I understood/noted that you were dancing last night.
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There is a slight difference of emphasis. The purpose of (1) is more to relate what the speaker saw, while the purpose of (2) is more to remark about the fact that the other person was dancing, and the way that the speaker found out about this (by seeing them) is less important.
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