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Originally Posted by Casiopea  There are more than several ways to interpret what's going on syntactically and semantically--as you well know from your previous thread on the same topic.
If I were explaining that particular contruct to a student, I'd offer: He arrived home safe;he was careful to avoid or avoided danger on his way home. |
Thanks Casiopeia,
My last question on this, is there any difference in meaning between #1 and #2?
1. He arrived home safe.
2. He arrived home so that he was safe.
Could they mean the same?
