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Vsuresh Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Ambiguity in comparison

Hi

I have a question with this sentence.

I pay you more than my sister.

This sentence was given in an exercise which required the students to check if the comparison in the sentence is correct and clear.

I think we can make it free of ambiguities in two ways.

1. I pay you more than I do my sister.

2. I pay you more than my sister does.


My question is can we consider the original sentence—I pay you more than my sister—to convey the meaning conveyed by # 2?

Please give your views.

Suresh

  

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vsuresh My question is can we consider the original sentence—I pay you more than my sister—to convey the meaning conveyed by # 2? Yes. The sentence is ambiguous.

— Cool Breeze

  • vsuresh My question is can we consider the original sentence—I pay you more than my sister—to convey the meaning conveyed by # 2?
  • Yes.
  • The sentence is ambiguous.
  • CB
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vsureshMy question is can we consider the original sentence—I pay you more than my sister—to convey the meaning conveyed by # 2?

Yes. The sentence is ambiguous.

CB

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