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Cho7712 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Subtle difference ?
i.e. When she sang her song, she sat down.
When she had sung her song, she sat down.
For the first sentence,
After she finished singing her song and she sat down. (just showing the sequence, though I'm not quite sure about this.)
and the second sentence is paraphrased,
She sang her song while sitting down. (also I'm not sure whether it is the right interpretation.)
Am I get it right?
When she had sung her song, she sat down.
For the first sentence,
After she finished singing her song and she sat down. (just showing the sequence, though I'm not quite sure about this.)
and the second sentence is paraphrased,
She sang her song while sitting down. (also I'm not sure whether it is the right interpretation.)
Am I get it right?
Top answer
No, you have the meanings reversed. When she sang her song, she sat down. = Singing while sitting.
- No, you have the meanings reversed.
- When she sang her song, she sat down.
- = Singing while sitting.
- When she had sung her song, she sat down.
- = Sitting after singing.
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No, you have the meanings reversed.
When she sang her song, she sat down. = Singing while sitting.
When she had sung her song, she sat down. = Sitting after singing.
When she sang her song, she sat down. = Singing while sitting.
When she had sung her song, she sat down. = Sitting after singing.
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Thanks, perfect aspect is like a threshold to me,I better be studying more.
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