Struggle

Anonymouscatch up with the events or not?

Nothing in the sentence tells us the answer to this question.

stuggle is used like attempt or try. When you say that someone tried to do something, you don't thereby either confirm or deny the success of the operation.

CJ

Thank you, CJ, for your reply. The problem I have with this sentence is that both the simple present and present perfect tenses refer to the same action of "catching up with". My understanding is that those who struggle do that constantly or habitually whereas those who have struggled stopped the struggle, at least at the moment. There has to be a subtle difference in meaning betwee

Can you inform us what the interconnected events refers to? I don't think it is right to assume that those who struggle always struggle. To me this sentence implies that there are two groups of people those who struggle and the others who have struggled to catch up with the interconnected events. As CJ said we are not told whether those who have struggled succeeded or gave up the struggle..

Hi,

We don't know for sure if the struggle succeeded.

(Sorry, didn't see some of the earlier posts)

Clive

candersonCan you inform us what the interconnected events refers to? I don't think it is right to assume that those who struggle always struggle. To me this sentence implies that there are two groups of people those who struggle and the others who have struggled to catch up with the interconnected events. As CJ said we are not told whether those who have struggled succeed

Others struggle or have struggled to catch up with the interconnected events.

AnonymousMy understanding is that those who struggle do that constantly or habitually whereas those who have struggled stopped the struggle, at least at the moment.

More or less, yes, that's the difference. But I would not take the "constantly or habitually" part too

Thank you, CJ, for your useful reply.