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Thein Lwin 7291 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

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1. Crowds lined the road. They cheered the victorious footballers.
2. After lining the road, crowds cheered the victorious footballers.
3. Lining the road, crowds cheered the victorious footballers.
Are the three sentences in the same meaning?
  

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Thein Lwin 7291 Are the three sentences in the same meaning? The result is the same. #2 is odd.

— Mister Micawber

  • Thein Lwin 7291 Are the three sentences in the same meaning?
  • The result is the same.
  • #2 is odd.
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Thein Lwin 7291Are the three sentences in the same meaning?
The result is the same. #2 is odd.
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Thein Lwin 7291Are the three sentences in the same in meaning?
1 and 3 are pretty close, but to my ear 2 seems to imply a different temporal arrangement because 1 and 3 both seem to be simultaneous situations.

You can also have:

Crowds lined the road cheering the victorious footballers.
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