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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Tenses

We ………. the lake just as the sun ………. .
1) reached - rose
2) reached - was rising
3) were reaching - rose
4) were reaching - was rising

To me, all of these answers will work. Correct me if I am wrong.
  

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Anonymous To me, all of these answers will work. To me, only #1 and #2 work. A sunrise can be considered a durational action, but 'reaching' cannot.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous To me, all of these answers will work.
  • To me, only #1 and #2 work.
  • A sunrise can be considered a durational action, but 'reaching' cannot.
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AnonymousTo me, all of these answers will work.
To me, only #1 and #2 work. A sunrise can be considered a durational action, but 'reaching' cannot.
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Correct me if I am wrong:
The four do not all have the same meaning. Options 1 and 2 imply that they had already arrived at the lake as the sun appeared over the horizon while 3 and 4 imply that they had not quite yet arrived at the lake at such moment.
So, what's wrong with 3 and 4?
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We were reaching the lake just as the sun was rising, when out of nowhere popped a two-headed grizzly bear.

Do you have any problem with this sentence,for example?
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AnonymousOptions 1 and 2 imply that they had already arrived at the lake as the sun appeared over the horizon while 3 and 4 imply that they had not quite yet arrived at the lake at such moment.
No, not to me.
AnonymousSo, what's wrong with 3 and 4?
I have explained that in my first post.
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AnonymousWe were reaching the lake just as the sun was rising, when out of nowhere popped a two-headed grizzly bear.Do you have any problem with this sentence,for example?
Yes, for the reason given in my first post.
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