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Mon 31 Mar, 2008 04:59 am
She beckoned to the child, who came running.
1. Which of the below choices does the above sentence necessarily refer to.
a) She beckoned and then the child came running
b) She beckoned while the child was coming running towards him
c) The child came running and then she beckoned
2. What is the difference between
a) She beckoned to the child, who came running.
b) She beckoned to the child, who was coming running
a) She beckoned and then the child came running
2. What is the difference between
a) She beckoned to the child, who came running.
b) She beckoned to the child, who was coming running
why would she make a hand gesture to call a child who was already coming toward her?
"who was coming running" is awkward, to say the least. English speakers would be much more likely to say "who was running to her" or "who was coming toward her at a run".
"To the child who beckoned, she was coming running", has a nice ring to it and sounds like a lovely day altho 'which' may be preferable.
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