askeladd
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 Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 8:29 am Post subject: Re: as |
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| Chan-Seung Lee wrote: |
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| A movie consists of twenty-four still pictures flashing by per second, with twenty-four gaps of blackness as each frame is taken away and a new one put in its place. |
1. Can I replace 'as' in the quote with 'while' in order to be the same meaning? |
Yes, you could. Here, as = "while, when, at the same time that."
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3. What does 'its' mean in the quote?
-- * 'each frame's' ? |
Yes. "each frame" is the antecedent of the pronoun "it." "its" is the possessive form for "it."
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4. Could you paraphrase the quote for me?
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Heh - I'll try, but it's wordier than the original, so I don't know if it's really all that helpful:
A movie is made by flashing pictures. Every second, 24 still pictures (frames) are shown in rapid succession. There are gaps in between these frames. These gaps appear black because they happen when the pictures are being switched from one to the next.
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