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Olive file 673 Posted 5 years ago
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The nature of the activity or repeated activity?
A women who has just had an operation is surprised and happy she isn't in any pain.
She says: "I thought for sure I'd be in a lot more pain and would find it difficult doing things but today I have been washing dishes, folding some clothes, playing with my little 3yo on the floor ".
Is she talking about the nature of her activities or is she talking about repeated activities? I think she is talking about the nature of her activities. What do you think?
She says: "I thought for sure I'd be in a lot more pain and would find it difficult doing things but today I have been washing dishes, folding some clothes, playing with my little 3yo on the floor ".
Is she talking about the nature of her activities or is she talking about repeated activities? I think she is talking about the nature of her activities. What do you think?
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olive file 673 I think she is talking about the nature of her activities She is talking about the individual activities, repeated or not. She got off on the "-ing" foot with "doing" and just just kept on with it. She might have said "difficult to do things, but today I washed dishes, folded some clothes …" with the same meaning.
- olive file 673 I think she is talking about the nature of her activities She is talking about the individual activities, repeated or not.
- She got off on the "-ing" foot with "doing" and just just kept on with it.
- She might have said "difficult to do things, but today I washed dishes, folded some clothes …" with the same meaning.
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olive file 673I think she is talking about the nature of her activities
She is talking about the individual activities, repeated or not. She got off on the "-ing" foot with "doing" and just just kept on with it. She might have said "difficult to do things, but today I washed dishes, folded some clothes …" with the same meaning.
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