1. She stood there, and she closed her eyes.

Question

2. She stood there, closing her eyes.

3. She stood there, with her eyes closed.

4. While she stood there, she closed her eyes.

5. While she closed her eyes, she stood there.
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Are the five sentences all the same in meaning? What does #1 mean? Is it #1-2 or #1-3?

1-2. She stood there and then she closed her eyes after one minute.

1-3. She stood there, and closed her eyes at the same time.

Answer 1

Sentences 1-5 all mean approximately the same thing.

Sentence 1 means 1-3, I think.