Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Moved beside
1) I moved beside him.
2) I ran beside him.
3) I went beside him.
Are these sentences ambiguous?
Which of them can mean:
a) I was beside him and I was moving/running
and which can mean:
b) I wasn't beside him at first and then went/ran up to him.
Gratefully,
Navi.
2) I ran beside him.
3) I went beside him.
Are these sentences ambiguous?
Which of them can mean:
a) I was beside him and I was moving/running
and which can mean:
b) I wasn't beside him at first and then went/ran up to him.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
An alternate meaning of "moved" is change residence. "Beside" also can mean except, so a native speaker would probably say "I ran next to him" or "I ran alongside him" for running abreast, and "I ran up to him" for catching up to him.
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An alternate meaning of "moved" is change residence. "Beside" also can mean except, so a native speaker would probably say "I ran next to him" or "I ran alongside him" for running abreast, and "I ran up to him" for catching up to him.
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