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Victorycountry Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

The combination of two clauses

Hi,

Here I have Combined the following sentences into one sentence with a present participle phrase.

I picked up the can. I thought it would be cold.
=>1) I picked up the can, thinking it would be cold.
=>2) Picking up the can, I thought it would be cold.

Is it possible to combine sentences either way?

Thanks in advance.
  

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I think the second one is not correct, because there the action of picking the can is anterior to your thinking. And it seems, once you're picked up the can, you must KNOW whether it is cold or not The first one is OK, it could be paraphrased as "I picked up the can because I thought it would be cold" The -ing form "action" comes first.

— Pieanne

  • I think the second one is not correct, because there the action of picking the can is anterior to your thinking.
  • And it seems, once you're picked up the can, you must KNOW whether it is cold or not The first one is OK, it could be paraphrased as "I picked up the can because I thought it would be cold" The -ing form "action" comes first.
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I think the second one is not correct, because there the action of picking the can is anterior to your thinking. And it seems, once you're picked up the can, you must KNOW whether it is cold or not
The first one is OK, it could be paraphrased as "I picked up the can because I thought it would be cold"

The -ing form "action" comes first.
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