BW2/3  +  293347 Wed, 15 Nov 06 10:08 AM When John left the professor's office, he went back to his dorm, packing and stacking  his stuff and was ready to go home. Is the above sentence correct? Thank you BW2/3 Joined on Sat, Oct 22 2005 Contributing Member 1,283 Carpe diem!!

	Clive  +  293452 Wed, 15 Nov 06 02:02 PM Hi, When John left the professor's office, he went back to his dorm, packing and stacking  his stuff and was ready to go home. When he left the professor's office, John went back to his dorm, packed and stacked his stuff, and was ready to go home. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,298 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Clive  +  293471 Wed, 15 Nov 06 02:26 PM Hi, When John left the professor's office, he went back to his dorm, packing and stacking  his stuff and was ready to go home. Why is "packing and stacking" not correct? It makes it sound like he was packing and stacking while he went back. Consider He walked into the room smiling. Best wishes, Clive Clive