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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Are the sentences below correct?
1. I busied myself with cooking when the phone rang.
2. I was busying myself with cooking when the phone rang.
Thank you.
1. I busied myself with cooking when the phone rang.
2. I was busying myself with cooking when the phone rang.
Thank you.
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The first one seems unlikely; it could be understood to mean that the ringing phone was the trigger for you to get busy cooking (which I guess is not what you intend). The second one means that the phone interrupted you while you were cooking. Probably this is what you mean.
- The first one seems unlikely; it could be understood to mean that the ringing phone was the trigger for you to get busy cooking (which I guess is not what you intend).
- The second one means that the phone interrupted you while you were cooking.
- Probably this is what you mean.
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The first one seems unlikely; it could be understood to mean that the ringing phone was the trigger for you to get busy cooking (which I guess is not what you intend).
The second one means that the phone interrupted you while you were cooking. Probably this is what you mean.
The second one means that the phone interrupted you while you were cooking. Probably this is what you mean.
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