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Guest Posted 21 years ago
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The meaning of the sentence
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Would you help me to understand this sentence?
#1 Scolded by her father, Yuki got angry and went out of the room.
Which meaning is appropriate?
#2 Because Yuki was scolded by her father she got angry and went out of the room.
#3 When Yuki was scolded by her father she got angry and went out of the room.
Does #1 have another meaning? Or can #1 be read in many ways in some contexts?
Thank you.
Would you help me to understand this sentence?
#1 Scolded by her father, Yuki got angry and went out of the room.
Which meaning is appropriate?
#2 Because Yuki was scolded by her father she got angry and went out of the room.
#3 When Yuki was scolded by her father she got angry and went out of the room.
Does #1 have another meaning? Or can #1 be read in many ways in some contexts?
Thank you.
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Sorry, Guest, but I see no difference in meaning between #2 and #3, both of which are synonymous with #1. No other meanings appear to me.
- Sorry, Guest, but I see no difference in meaning between #2 and #3, both of which are synonymous with #1.
- No other meanings appear to me.
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Sorry, Guest, but I see no difference in meaning between #2 and #3, both of which are synonymous with #1. No other meanings appear to me.
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I would say that #3 is closer to the literal meaning, and #2 is inferred.
In this case, either meaning is appropriate; however, the introductory participial construction you illustrate here is not primarily nor always an indicator of causality. Here's an example:
Criticized by his classmates, the student continued to misbehave anyway.
So the structure can show an "a
In this case, either meaning is appropriate; however, the introductory participial construction you illustrate here is not primarily nor always an indicator of causality. Here's an example:
Criticized by his classmates, the student continued to misbehave anyway.
So the structure can show an "a
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