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Hans51 Posted 6 years ago
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'a signal / method to do'

"Boycotts can't last forever and should be used as a political signal to show willingness to solve a problem through dialogue. It shouldn't be used as a method to get one over the other side. That would only result in economic damage to both countries."


Do you think that 'to show willingness to solve...' modifies 'a political signal' or 'should be used' or both are possible and they carry the same meaning?

Do you think that 'to get one over the other side' modifies 'a method' or 'shouldn't be used' or both are possible and they carry the same meaning?

What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.

  

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' modifies 'a political signal' or 'should be used' or both are possible and they carry the same meaning? I more naturally read it as modifying "should be used", but I think both interpretations are possible. Hans51 Do you think that 'to get one over the other side' modifies 'a method' or 'shouldn't be used' or both are possible and they carry the same meaning?

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  • ' modifies 'a political signal' or 'should be used' or both are possible and they carry the same meaning?
  • I more naturally read it as modifying "should be used", but I think both interpretations are possible.
  • Hans51 Do you think that 'to get one over the other side' modifies 'a method' or 'shouldn't be used' or both are possible and they carry the same meaning?
  • It has to modify "method", since "used as a method", with unqualified "method", does not really make sense.
  • Hans51 They shouldn't be used as a method to get one over the other side.
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Hans51Do you think that 'to show willingness to solve...' modifies 'a political signal' or 'should be used' or both are possible and they carry the same meaning?

I more naturally read it as modifying "should be used", but I think both interpretations are possible.

Hans51Do you think that 'to get one over the other side' modifies
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