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Yzh1978 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Zigzagging
I don't understand the meaning of the sentence:
One will be walking up the hills, down zigzagging back and forth across the pedestrain crossings.
What's meaning of "down zigzagging" here ? Thank you ~
One will be walking up the hills, down zigzagging back and forth across the pedestrain crossings.
What's meaning of "down zigzagging" here ? Thank you ~
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yzh1978 hat's meaning of "down zigzagging" here ? [walking] down by crossing from one side of the street to the other repeatedly at the pedestrian (zebra) crossings.
- yzh1978 hat's meaning of "down zigzagging" here ?
- [walking] down by crossing from one side of the street to the other repeatedly at the pedestrian (zebra) crossings.
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yzh1978hat's meaning of "down zigzagging" here ?[walking] down by crossing from one side of the street to the other repeatedly at the pedestrian (zebra) crossings.
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Thank you , so what is the meaning of "zigzagging" and its grammar function?
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'Zigzag' is in your dictionary: http://www.onelook.com/?w=zigzag&ls=a
Here, the participle heads a non-finite clause complementing the verb '[walking] down'.
Here, the participle heads a non-finite clause complementing the verb '[walking] down'.
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