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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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When he ran -> When his running
1) When he ran, I walked.
2) When his running, I walked.
#1 sentence can be rewritten as #2 without changing meaning? What I would like to know is if past tense forms also change to gerunds like the above example. I hope to make my question clear and hear from you again.
Thank you as usual.
2) When his running, I walked.
#1 sentence can be rewritten as #2 without changing meaning? What I would like to know is if past tense forms also change to gerunds like the above example. I hope to make my question clear and hear from you again.
Thank you as usual.
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The second sentence is ungrammatical. "his running" is a noun phrase and does not fit in that place in the sentence. You may be thinking of "When he was running".
- The second sentence is ungrammatical.
- "his running" is a noun phrase and does not fit in that place in the sentence.
- You may be thinking of "When he was running".
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The second sentence is ungrammatical. "his running" is a noun phrase and does not fit in that place in the sentence. You may be thinking of "When he was running".
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