to take part in the #Coronation

[GoldfishLord]

More than 5,000 armed forces personnel arrived at London Waterloo by train before marching to take part in the #Coronation.

Source: -https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1654727106314616834

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Does the bold part give a reason for marching or does it give a reason for arriving at London Waterloo?

 

[5jj]

They marched to take part in the coronation.

 

[Barque]

The personnel arrived at Waterloo.
Then they marched.
Why?
To take part in the coronation.

 

[Barque]

Are you actually thinking logically, GoldfishLord? I don't think you are.

 

[Barque]

They arrived at Waterloo so that they could go to the coronation.

 

[GoldfishLord]

I think that it could mean "before marching, more than 5,000 armed forces personnel arrived at London Waterloo by train to take part in the #Coronation."
They arrived at London Waterloo in order to take part in the Coronation.

 

[Barque]

I think that it could mean "before marching, more than 5,000 armed forces personnel arrived at London Waterloo by train to take part in the #Coronation."

Yes.

They arrived at Waterloo.
Then they marched.
Then they took part in the coronation.

 

[Tarheel]

@GoldfishLord There is no question about what it means. There is no ambiguity in the slightest.

 

[GoldfishLord]

Are you actually thinking logically, GoldfishLord? I don't think you are.

I think you need to take care of your basic understanding of English before you ask these questions. You're trying to run before you can walk.

GoldfishLord, I'm sorry but I don't think your English is good enough yet that you you can try and pick holes in sentences by native speakers.

I sometimes wonder why people seem so unwilling to think a little for themselves. I didn't learn English by constantly referring to dictionaries. I figured out meanings from the context. It's usually possible. Why's it so difficult for you?

I'd prefer it if you spoke in a gentle way.

 

[Tarheel]

@GoldfishLord When you use the words "could be" that suggests that there is more than one possibility. That is not true in this case. Instead, the marching was simply the last part of the trip.

If it had been civilians we would most likely say they walked there. What's the difference? Put simply, militaries march, civilians don't.

Back to bed!

 

[Barque]

I'd prefer it if you spoke in a gentle way.

GoldfishLord, I apologise.

I think a reason I sounded annoyed is because your questions sound as if you haven't made an effort to find the answer by yourself. For example you ask questions like "Is this a gerund?" or "What does "to" mean?", or you ask for the definition of a word, and it often sounds like you haven't made an effort to figure it out for yourself.

Also, when you ask about specific and simple words like "to", it gives me the impression that your English isn't particularly advanced and I naturally wonder why you're asking questions about phrasing and sentence construction when you can't understand a word as simple as "to". That was probably why I said you're trying to run before you can walk.

 

[Tarheel]

@GoldfishLord You often give the impression that you are not paying attention. On this thread the same thing has been explained five times.

Barque is very patient. (He has more patience than I do.)

 

[GoldfishLord]

My English is not very good. I have trouble expressing my thoughts in English. That's why I speak in simple ways.

 

[Tarheel]

My English is not very good. I have trouble expressing my thoughts in English. That's why I speak in simple ways.

You said that very well.