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Navitasan Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

All/distribution

1-He had seven marbles in all of his pockets.

Does this mean:

1a-He had seven marbles in each of his pockets.

or:

1b-All in all there were seven marbles in his pockets.
  

Top answer

navitasan 1-He had seven marbles in all of his pockets. This is not a good sentence; the meaning is not clear. He had seven marbles in his pockets.

  • navitasan 1-He had seven marbles in all of his pockets.
  • This is not a good sentence; the meaning is not clear.
  • He had seven marbles in his pockets.
  • clear meaning He had seven marbles in each of his pockets.
  • clear meaning There were seven marbles in his pockets.
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navitasan1-He had seven marbles in all of his pockets. This is not a good sentence; the meaning is not clear.
He had seven marbles in his pockets. clear meaning

He had seven marbles in each of his pockets. clear meaning

There were seven marbles in his pockets. clear meaning
navitasan

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