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김성현 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Suggestion?

Dear teachers,


I read a paragraph in a novel as follows:


Mrs. Pontellier did not think so. After surveying the sketch critically she crumpled them. “Edna, are you taking a walk?” Robert asked. “Oh, no...," Edna Pontellier said.


In that paragraph, could you please let me know the meaning of "Edna, are you taking a walk?”?

- Some say it means that Robert suggests taking a walk to Mrs. Pontellier.

- Others say it is just a question asking whether Mrs. Pontellier is taking a walk or doing something.


Hope to have your help.


Thanks and best regards,


David Kim

  

Top answer

The forum is messing up the formatting in this post and I cannot fix it. I tried to find the original text, but this does not seem to be an actual quote from the book. It seems to be words taken from different parts of the book and reinterpreted in some way, as far as I can see.

— GPY

  • The forum is messing up the formatting in this post and I cannot fix it.
  • I tried to find the original text, but this does not seem to be an actual quote from the book.
  • It seems to be words taken from different parts of the book and reinterpreted in some way, as far as I can see.
  • " is an invitation to go for a walk with him, or just a question about what she is planning to do.
  • It may be possible to guess from additional background knowledge of the situation and the characters, but, as I say, this does not seem to be a verbatim quote from the book anyway.
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The forum is messing up the formatting in this post and I cannot fix it. I tried to find the original text, but this does not seem to be an actual quote from the book. It seems to be words taken from different parts of the book and reinterpreted in some way, as far as I can see. There is no real way to tell from that paragraph whether "Are you taking a walk?" i
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Your quotation is not accurate. This is the actual text.

Mrs. Pontellier evidently did not think so. After surveying the sketch critically she drew a broad smudge of paint across its surface, and crumpled the paper between her hands.

Later on the page, there appears the text you might be asking about. There is no text where Robert asks about walking.

Though, as everybod
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