Thfihe Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
When Mary killed her husband, she put poison in his wine.
Hello.
I would like to ask you a question about the following sentences.
(a) When Mary killed her husband, she put poison in his wine.
(b) When Mary put poison in his wine, she killed her husband.
What is the difference between (a) and (b) in meaning?
Or either of them is not correct?
Thank you in advance.
thfihe
I would like to ask you a question about the following sentences.
(a) When Mary killed her husband, she put poison in his wine.
(b) When Mary put poison in his wine, she killed her husband.
What is the difference between (a) and (b) in meaning?
Or either of them is not correct?
Thank you in advance.
thfihe
Top answer
I would write: Mary killed her husband by putting poison in his wine.
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I would write: Mary killed her husband by putting poison in his wine.
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