Gerunds again
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I have yet another gerund question, now regarding the fact that the gerund has to relate back to a subject, and the subject's main action. If we were to have a sentence with two actions, seemingly equal in importance, with a gerund relating back to the sentence, who would the gerund relate to? For example, Он купался, пока она играла, махая руками. Is it even possible to form a sentence like this in Russian? And is it clear who was waving their arms? And what about Он купался и она играла, махая руками. Is it even more clear here, that the last acting character (она) should be the one waving their arms?
Thanks in advance,
Pelle
I have yet another gerund question, now regarding the fact that the gerund has to relate back to a subject, and the subject's main action. If we were to have a sentence with two actions, seemingly equal in importance, with a gerund relating back to the sentence, who would the gerund relate to? For example, Он купался, пока она играла, махая руками. Is it even possible to form a sentence like this in Russian? And is it clear who was waving their arms? And what about Он купался и она играла, махая руками. Is it even more clear here, that the last acting character (она) should be the one waving their arms?
Thanks in advance,
Pelle