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Bob2010 Posted 16 years ago
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What does the sentence suggest？
Compared with sentence #2, sentence #1 suggests two possibilities: one is that I succeeded to grab a sleep and the other is that I failed to. Am I right? Thanks for your help!
1. I grabbed a couple of hours’ sleep on the plane.
2. I managed to grab a couple of hours’ sleep on the plane.
P.S. Could you also help to correct it if there is any mistake in my question ?
1. I grabbed a couple of hours’ sleep on the plane.
2. I managed to grab a couple of hours’ sleep on the plane.
P.S. Could you also help to correct it if there is any mistake in my question ?
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Hi, Compared with sentence #2, sentence #1 suggests two possibilities: one is that I succeeded to grab a sleep and the other is that I failed to. Am I right? Thanks for your help!
- Hi, Compared with sentence #2, sentence #1 suggests two possibilities: one is that I succeeded to grab a sleep and the other is that I failed to.
- Am I right?
- Thanks for your help!
- 1.
- I grabbed a couple of hours’ sleep on the plane.
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Hi,
Compared with sentence #2, sentence #1 suggests two possibilities: one is that I succeeded to grab a sleep and the other is that I failed to. Am I right? Thanks for your help!
1. I grabbed a couple of hours’ sleep on the plane. This has no suggestion of failure to sleep.
2. I managed to grab a couple of hours’ sleep on the plane. This is basically the same as #1, ie
Compared with sentence #2, sentence #1 suggests two possibilities: one is that I succeeded to grab a sleep and the other is that I failed to. Am I right? Thanks for your help!
1. I grabbed a couple of hours’ sleep on the plane. This has no suggestion of failure to sleep.
2. I managed to grab a couple of hours’ sleep on the plane. This is basically the same as #1, ie
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