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Fire1 Posted 5 years ago
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Ambiguity solved by context

?C. I'm a police officer and last night I got a missing person report, but I was able to easily find the woman, tracking the locations that her smartphone automatically saved.


Q1) Is example C correct English?


Q2) Does "tracking the locations that her smartphone automatically saved" unambiguously modify "I"?


Q3) In this case, I don't think that the comma plays an important role because according to context, "tracking" unambiguously modifies "I", not "the woman". Am I right?


I'd say yes to the three questions

  

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C. I'm a police officer and last night I got a missing person report, but I was able to easily find the woman, tracking the locations that her smartphone automatically saved. Q1) Is example C correct English?

— Englishmaven

  • C.
  • I'm a police officer and last night I got a missing person report, but I was able to easily find the woman, tracking the locations that her smartphone automatically saved.
  • Q1) Is example C correct English?
  • " Q2) Does "tracking the locations that her smartphone automatically saved" unambiguously modify "I"?
  • No.
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?C. I'm a police officer and last night I got a missing person report, but I was able to easily find the woman, tracking the locations that her smartphone automatically saved.


Q1) Is example C correct English?

The verb should be "had saved."

Q2) Does "tracking the locations that her smartphone automatically saved" unambiguously modify "I"?

No. It modifies "was able

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