A: The electricity was cut off while I was watching a very funny movie on TV.
B: The electricity was cut off while watching a very funny movie on TV.
Can I change A to B? Are they the same thing?
B: The electricity was cut off while watching a very funny movie on TV.
Can I change A to B? Are they the same thing?
- Inglês (EUA)
- Persa
A sounds way more natural. B implies that "electricity" was watching a very funny movie on TV, which is obviously incorrect.
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- Inglês (EUA)
- Filipino Quase Fluente
No, they don't mean the same.
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@babk3299 You took out 'I' in sentence B, which changed the meaning of the whole sentence.
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