Wowenglish Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
And
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I would like to know which sentence is correct.
If both are correct , I wonder if there is subtle difference between "1" and "2".
1. The suspect took off and left him injured.
2. The suspect left him injured and took off.
I would like to know which sentence is correct.
If both are correct , I wonder if there is subtle difference between "1" and "2".
1. The suspect took off and left him injured.
2. The suspect left him injured and took off.
Top answer
The 'and' here is used to describe two events in-which one occurs after the other, in this case the two actions are "taking off" and "leaving the man injured". Once the suspect has taken off, he's already left the man injured; in other words "leaving the man injured" must be the first action. Given that, I'm pretty sure that the first sentence is not strictly correct - it also sounds a bit strange to me as well.
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The 'and' here is used to describe two events in-which one occurs after the other, in this case the two actions are "taking off" and "leaving the man injured". Once the suspect has taken off, he's already left the man injured; in other words "leaving the man injured" must be the first action. Given that, I'm pretty sure that the first sentence is not strictly correct - it also sounds a bit strang
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