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1)Running along the road, the lorry ran over an old.
2)The lorry ran over an old man walking along the road.
The second sentence is correct according the book. Why is the first one wrong?
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GGkekda 1)Running along the road, the lorry ran over an old man . 2)The lorry ran over an old man walking along the road. The second sentence is correct according the book.
- GGkekda 1)Running along the road, the lorry ran over an old man .
- 2)The lorry ran over an old man walking along the road.
- The second sentence is correct according the book.
- Why is the first one wrong?
- Here are the meanings.
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GGkekda1)Running along the road, the lorry ran over an old man.
2)The lorry ran over an old man walking along the road.
The second sentence is correct according the book. Why is the first one wrong?
Here are the meanings. I think you can work out why the first one is wrong from these.
0In #1, the word 'man' is missing.
Also, a more natural word than 'running' is 'driving'.
1) Driving along the road, the lorry ran over an old man.
Do you realize that the meaning is not the same in both sentences?
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