'Did not' VS 'would not'

Question

His neighbor, Fred Williams, was sleeping on the couch when Chuck entered the living room. He shook Mr. williams but he wouldn't wake up.

Hello everyone,

I wonder why 'would not' is used here. Why hasn't the writer used 'did not' instead?

Thank you

Answer 1

سلام - فکر کنم چون معمولاً در چنین مواردی عمل سعی در بیدار کردن شخص فقط به یک مرتبه خلاصه نمی شه و اتفاقاً وقتی شخص با یک بار تکان دادن هم بیدار نشه , نگرانی ایجاد و لذا ممکن است عمل سعی در بیدار کردن شخص باز هم تکرار بشه (همچنین موقعیکه کار یا وضعیت فوری و اضطراری در کار باشد). لذا علت would not ممکن است این باشد که طرف علی رغم تلاش های ادامه دار دوستش باز هم بیدار نمی شده  ; مثلاً در خواب بسیار سنگینی بوده است.

Comments

+1
من زبانم در حد شما اساتیدخوب نیست. اما به نظرم پاسخ شما منطقی به نظر میرسه.

Answer 2

Tom did not move. Just states a fact. Maybe he didn't want to move. Maybe he was dead. We don't know why he didn't move.

Tom would not move. He was unwilling to move. "He didn't want to move

Comments

Hi,

Thank you, but is this article, the intended person is poisoned by carbon monoxide and is unconscious.

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So, doesn't this somehow confirm the situation explained in my given answer , from the point of view of the continueous action of trying to wake him up and contineous state of no success?

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The author doesn't have a good command of English! :)

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البته ممکنه این هم باشه که تا اونجای داستان هنوز 100% معلوم نیست که طرف بیهوش هست ، و به خاطر همین از would not استفاده شده.

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@ Behrooz,

Maybe brother. Thank you