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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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The difference between the two sentences

1 He turned on the lamp to see nothing.
2 He turned on the lamp , seeing nothing.
What difference between them?
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Anonymous What difference between them? What is the same is that they are both odd enough to confuse the reader. -- This gives the purpose of the action: first he turned on the lamp and then he saw her face.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous What difference between them?
  • What is the same is that they are both odd enough to confuse the reader.
  • -- This gives the purpose of the action: first he turned on the lamp and then he saw her face.
  • He turned on the lamp, seeing her face.
  • -- This gives the cause of the action: first he saw her face and then he turned on the lamp.
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AnonymousWhat difference between them?
What is the same is that they are both odd enough to confuse the reader. Why can't posters choose straightforward examples?—

He turned on the lamp to see her face.-- This gives the purpose of the action: first he turned on the lamp and then he saw her face.
He turned on the lamp, seeing h
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Anonymous1 He turned on the lamp to see nothing.2 He turned on the lamp , seeing nothing.What difference between them?
These are a bit unidiomatic, so we'll have to change them first.

1 He turned on the lamp, only to see nothing.

He turned on the lamp, but that didn't help at all. He was probably disappointed because he wanted to see somethi
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