keannu
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Many participle phrases are confusing for denoting time, reason, conditional, etc. It's hard to choose exactly one of them as some may be interpreted as ambiguous or multiple meanings. In the following, my grammar book says it's a successivce action like 1, but why can't we interprete it as 2, a simultaneous one?
When native speakers read participle phrases,aren't they confused about which meaning to choose?
ex)It rained all the time, completely ruining our holiday.
1. It rained all the time, and it completely ruined our holiday.
2.It rained all the time, while completely ruining our holiday at the same time.
When native speakers read participle phrases,aren't they confused about which meaning to choose?
ex)It rained all the time, completely ruining our holiday.
1. It rained all the time, and it completely ruined our holiday.
2.It rained all the time, while completely ruining our holiday at the same time.