posted by rfvv today at 6:30am
1. On the way home, Mom smiles and says, "Good job, Hojin. The concert is over. Move and laugh now. It's okay."
2. On our way home, Mom smiles and says, "Good job, Hojin. The concert is over. Move and laugh now. It's okay."
3. On her way home, Mom smiles and says, "Good job, Hojin. The concert is over. Move and laugh now. It's okay."
4. On his way home, Mom smiles and says, "Good job, Hojin. The concert is over. Move and laugh now. It's okay."
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Q1: Does #1 mean #2 or #3?
Q2: What does "Mom smiles and says" mean, #5 or #6?
5. Mom smiles, and then she says, "Good job ....."
6. Mom smiles and says at the same time, "Good job....."
Writeacher today at 7:57am
#1 could be addressed to anyone reading the sentences.
#2 implies that you (the writer) is part of the family with Mom and Hojin.
#3 and #4 are a bit off, but might mean the same as #1. The issue I see about these two is whether Mom and Hojin live in the same home or not. That is, is Mom's way home the same as Hojin's way home, or are do they live in different homes?
Q2 -- #5 implies that she smiles first and then starts talking (maybe without smiling, but that's not clear), while #6 means that she is smiling and talking at the same time.
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Thank you for your help.
7. Mom smiles and says, "Good job....."
[What about this sentence? Is #7 the same as #5 or #6?]
#7 is the same as #6.
Based on the information provided, sentence #7 "Mom smiles and says, 'Good job...'" could be interpreted as both #5 and #6 depending on the context.
If Mom smiles first and then starts talking, without necessarily continuing to smile while speaking, then #7 would be more similar to #5. In this case, Mom smiles, stops smiling, and then says "Good job..."
On the other hand, if Mom is smiling and talking at the same time, then #7 would be more similar to #6. In this case, Mom continues to smile while saying "Good job..."
Without further context or clarification, it is not possible to definitively determine whether #7 is closer to #5 or #6.