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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Ambiguity
The students complained to everyone that they couldn't understand.
What is the structure ambiguity in this sentence?
What is the structure ambiguity in this sentence?
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We don't know whether 'they' refers to the students or to everyone.
- We don't know whether 'they' refers to the students or to everyone.
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We don't know whether 'they' refers to the students or to everyone.
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The sentence can be parsed two different ways, as follows.
The students complained to everyone that they couldn't understand.
The students complained to everyone that they couldn't understand.
Do you see the difference in meaning?
The students complained to everyone that they couldn't understand.
The students complained to everyone that they couldn't understand.
Do you see the difference in meaning?
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