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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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The conjunction: Knowing

This one sounds idiomatic:

I left knowing I'd never see her again.

The one that comes next, I'm not sure. How to make sure whether you can use knowing?

There is no way I can be there in one hour knowing I have to finish my homework and have dinner first.
  

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Hi, Knowing is not a conjunction, but a participle. I left [while / when] knowing [that] I'd never see her again. There is no way I can be there within an hour, knowing I have to finish my homework and have dinner first.

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  • Hi, Knowing is not a conjunction, but a participle.
  • I left [while / when] knowing [that] I'd never see her again.
  • There is no way I can be there within an hour, knowing I have to finish my homework and have dinner first.
  • There is no way I can be there within an hour, as I know I have to finish my homework and have dinner first.
  • Regards
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Hi,

Knowing is not a conjunction, but a participle.

I left [while / when] knowing [that] I'd never see her again.

There is no way I can be there within an hour, knowing I have to finish my homework and have dinner first.

There is no way I can be there within an hour, as I know I have to finish my homework and have dinner first.

Regards
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