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Laborious Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
"was holding" and "held" (do they mean the same thing)
Hello:
Can we use "was holding" and "held" interchangeable, as I've used in the following sentences? I think both the sentences mean the same thing, but I can't explain why. Could you help me?
1. The girl was holding her father's hand tightly.
2. The girl held her father's hand tightly.
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Laborious I think both the sentences mean the same thing, but I can't explain why. Could you help me? I think it's because 'hold' is itself a continuous action.
- Laborious I think both the sentences mean the same thing, but I can't explain why.
- Could you help me?
- I think it's because 'hold' is itself a continuous action.
- That's part of the meaning of the word.
- For this reason, the use of the continuous tense does not change the meaning.
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LaboriousI think both the sentences mean the same thing, but I can't explain why. Could you help me?
I think it's because 'hold' is itself a continuous action. That's part of the meaning of the word. For this reason, the use of the continuous tense does not change the meaning.
CJ
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