From: Lex Kuhta (lexkuhta@mail2.deltanet.com)
Date: Sat Aug 30 1997 - 15:40:36 EDT
As a way to test something, pardon if the screen is garbled -
but it might not be:
What is the difference between the sentences below?
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In the first sentence, who does the participle modify?
In the second sentence, whom does the participle modify?
The reason for the "genitive absolute" construction is that it has a
subject differnet from the subject of the main verb. Thus the sentences
above are translated respectively:
Because he believed he could do it, Jesus healed them.
Because they believed he could do it, Jesus healed them.
This has been a test of Greek fonts in e-mail. Thank you for your
patience for my posting this elementary message this here.
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