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Hanuman_2000 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
While + ing
Hello,
1. She telephoned while waiting for the plane.
Does it mean -
1a. She telephoned while she was waiting for the plane.
What do we call such type of reduction in subordinate clause?
2. She telephoned hoping for a job.
3. She telephoned angered at the delay.
I could not understand these two (2,3).
Whether they are reduced form or something else.
Thanks.
1. She telephoned while waiting for the plane.
Does it mean -
1a. She telephoned while she was waiting for the plane.
What do we call such type of reduction in subordinate clause?
2. She telephoned hoping for a job.
3. She telephoned angered at the delay.
I could not understand these two (2,3).
Whether they are reduced form or something else.
Thanks.
Top answer
Yes, 2 & 3 are reduced statements. ) 2. She telephoned, hoping for a job.
- Yes, 2 & 3 are reduced statements.
- ) 2.
- She telephoned, hoping for a job.
- The full statement would be something like: She telephoned because she was hoping for a job.
- 3.
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Yes, 2 & 3 are reduced statements. I would use a common to indicate that words are missing (these sentences are a bit informatl.)
2. She telephoned, hoping for a job.
The full statement would be something like:
She telephoned because she was hoping for a job.
3. She telephoned, angered at the delay.
This would make more sense reversed (assuming other sentence
2. She telephoned, hoping for a job.
The full statement would be something like:
She telephoned because she was hoping for a job.
3. She telephoned, angered at the delay.
This would make more sense reversed (assuming other sentence
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