home work on 17th

2016-08-19 · 첨삭 강사 Sophia

학생이 쓴 원문

a. Jane put some lotion on her face because she had been lying in the sun. b. Sue put some lotion on her face because she was lying in the sun. QUESTION: Who put lotion on her face after she finished sunbathing? Answer) Sue put some lotion onher face after she finished sunbathing

강사 첨삭

Hello MR. [이름],

Thank you for doing your homework.

To discuss the answer, the first sentence is in the past perfect continuous tense.
We use the past perfect continuous to show that something started in the past and continued up until another time in the past.
This tense is the best way to show cause and effect.
In the sentence, \"Jane put some lotion on her face because she had been lying in the sun\", the first action is \"Jane had been lying in the sun\" and the second action is \"Jane put some lotion on her face,\"
As a conclusion, Jane finished sunbathing after putting some lotion on her face.
The second sentence is in the past continuous.
We use the past continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted.
This tense puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past.
The past continuous describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and is still going on at the time of speaking.
In other words, it expresses an unfinished or incomplete action in the past.
As a conclusion, Sue was not yet finish sunbathing when Sue applied lotion on her face.
Take note of this, the past continuous emphasizes interrupted actions, whereas past perfect continuous emphasizes a duration of time before something in the past.
Be careful because this can change the meaning of the sentence.

Have a nice weekend ahead. 

TEACHER SOPHIA

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