As the monk transcended he died. (meaning: He died right at the peak of his transcendence?)
As the monk was transcending he died. (meaning: He died more in the middle of the transcendence?)
Would these sentences have the same meaning?
As the monk transcended he died. (meaning: He died right at the peak of his transcendence?)
As the monk was transcending he died. (meaning: He died more in the middle of the transcendence?)
Re: Would these sentences have the same meaning?
The latter is past continuous, which implies that an event took place during a certain action which interrupts the action.
"As I was studying, the fire alarm rang" - I had to stop studying and leave the building.
"As I studied, the fire alarm rang" - I kept on studying and ignored it.
So I guess in your example you want to use the former, since the past continuous would imply that he died before he could complete the transcension.
(Or you could just wait for Gizmo to explain it using the proper words.
Re: Would these sentences have the same meaning?
The sentences do not mean the same thing, Jiggits explanation is correct.
Originally Posted by Cytrix
Re: Would these sentences have the same meaning?
Thank ya`
Re: Would these sentences have the same meaning?
Can we get gizmo a "trained linguician" badge? How about the microsoft paperclip?
Re: Would these sentences have the same meaning?
Shame it's not big enough to put "I CAN HAZ GRAMMAR!"
Re: Would these sentences have the same meaning?
...I just missed the chance to make a "cunning linguist" reference.
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