optimistic pessimist
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Dear all,
I've already asked a question about the passage below, but I'm still struggling with it.
Regaring the sentence in bold, which "she" is the possible subject of "always would do" at the end?
'Where are you going?' my grandmother would demand of her daughter, forty-six and a widow for fifteen years.
'I'm going out.' My mother's reply would be even and 1.she would look defiant as I imagine 2. she had done at sixteen, and always would do.
'You're not going with that man, are you?'
'What do you mean "that man"? You know who I'm going with and you know his name.'
・If it's #1, the "and" right before "always would do" connects "would look defiant..." and "always would do".
・If it's #2, it connects "had done at sixteen" and "always would do".
This question may sound odd to native speakers of English, but not for some L2 learners like me, who has to fall back on grammatical analysis for understanding.
Thank you!
OP
I've already asked a question about the passage below, but I'm still struggling with it.
Regaring the sentence in bold, which "she" is the possible subject of "always would do" at the end?
'Where are you going?' my grandmother would demand of her daughter, forty-six and a widow for fifteen years.
'I'm going out.' My mother's reply would be even and 1.she would look defiant as I imagine 2. she had done at sixteen, and always would do.
'You're not going with that man, are you?'
'What do you mean "that man"? You know who I'm going with and you know his name.'
・If it's #1, the "and" right before "always would do" connects "would look defiant..." and "always would do".
・If it's #2, it connects "had done at sixteen" and "always would do".
This question may sound odd to native speakers of English, but not for some L2 learners like me, who has to fall back on grammatical analysis for understanding.
Thank you!
OP
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