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About LinkBacksВместо того чтобы идти в школу, он остался дома, играя в видеоигры.
Instead of going to school, he stayed home playing video games.
Does it mean the same as and played?
Вместо того чтобы идти в школу, он остался дома и играл в видеоигры.
Вместо того чтобы идти в школу, он остался дома, играя в видеоигры.
Instead of going to school, he stayed home playing video games.
Does it mean the same as and played?
Вместо того чтобы идти в школу, он остался дома и играл в видеоигры.
Short answer yes.
Long answer I don't really like the sentence with играя. Играя implies a continues action simultaneous with the main verb, which is остался. This is where the problem lies, остался is a completed action, but играя is not. Maybe it's a little bit of nitpicking on my part, but I'd not use this sentence.
I do not claim that my opinion is absolutely true.
If you've spotted any mistake in my English, please, correct it. I want to be aware of any mistakes to efficiently eliminate them before they become a habit.
It's a mistake. The participle (играя) is using wrong here. How iCake said "Играя implies a continues action simultaneous with the main verb, which is остался. This is where the problem lies, остался is a completed action, but играя is not." Your variant is correct.Вместо того чтобы идти в школу, он остался дома, играя в видеоигры.
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