Anonymous  +  532684 Thu, 26 Jun 08 06:26 AM Are the following 5 sentences equal to one another or if they have different meanings? If so, can any one tell me what the diferences are? Thanks a lot. a.  He lay in bed and read a novel. b.  He lay in bed to read a novel. c.  He lay in bed reading a novel. < no comma > d.  He lay in bed,  reading a novel. < with a comma> e.  Reading a novel, he lay in bed, Anonymous Commas

	CalifJim  +  532714 Thu, 26 Jun 08 08:01 AM The only one that stands out as having a different meaning is the second. ( b ) That means he lay in bed for the purpose of reading a novel. CJ  CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,128 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche