[Grammar] The same man, (if he were) living in this century, would be a hero.

[sitifan]

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The same man, if he were living in this century, would be a hero.
= The same man, living in this century, would be a hero.
If you were seen from a distance, you might look handsome.
= Seen from a distance, you might look handsome.

Do native speakers agree with what she teaches?

 

[jutfrank]

It's true that those sentences have essentially the same meaning, yes.