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Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Standing in the doorway
1) I read the letter, standing in the doorway.
2) I waved to her, standing in the doorway.
Are the commas absolutely necessary?
Gratefully,
Navi.
2) I waved to her, standing in the doorway.
Are the commas absolutely necessary?
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
Both sentences have a slight ambiguity: 1) I read the letter, standing in the doorway. Meaning: I read the letter while I was standing in the doorway. Unlikely meaning: I read the letter that was standing in the doorway.
- Both sentences have a slight ambiguity: 1) I read the letter, standing in the doorway.
- Meaning: I read the letter while I was standing in the doorway.
- Unlikely meaning: I read the letter that was standing in the doorway.
- 2) I waved to her, standing in the doorway.
- Meaning: I waved to her while I was standing in the doorway.
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Both sentences have a slight ambiguity:
1) I read the letter, standing in the doorway.
Meaning: I read the letter while I was standing in the doorway.
Unlikely meaning: I read the letter that was standing in the doorway.
2) I waved to her, standing in the doorway.
Meaning: I waved to her while I was standing in the doorway.
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1) I read the letter, standing in the doorway.
Meaning: I read the letter while I was standing in the doorway.
Unlikely meaning: I read the letter that was standing in the doorway.
2) I waved to her, standing in the doorway.
Meaning: I waved to her while I was standing in the doorway.
Po
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