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Sitifan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Shake one's head
The guard gesticulated that he had better not linger there. He shook his head.
Does "He shook his head." mean that he agreed not to linger there?
Does "He shook his head." mean that he agreed not to linger there?
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First, who is 'he', the guard or someone else? Second, head-shaking can have more than one meaning. Please supply a bit more context.
- First, who is 'he', the guard or someone else?
- Second, head-shaking can have more than one meaning.
- Please supply a bit more context.
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First, who is 'he', the guard or someone else? Second, head-shaking can have more than one meaning. Please supply a bit more context.
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First, who is 'he', the guard or someone else? Second, head-shaking can have more than one meaning. Please supply a bit more context.
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The guards gesticulated that he had better not linger there. He shook his head.
How about the above sentence?
How about the above sentence?
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OK. In this case, if he shook his head, he presumably refused to leave; he would continue to linger. If he were going to leave as they suggested, he would nod his head.
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OK. In this case, if he shook his head, he presumably refused to leave; he would continue to linger. If he were going to leave as they suggested, he would nod his head.
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