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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Ambiguous sentense?
Hi,
Nick's brother and his friends went fishing yesterday
I guess this sentense is grammatically correct?
On the other hand it looks ambiguous to me because I cannot figure out whether "his friends" means "Nick's friends (1)" or "Nick's brother's friends (2)" here. And what about you?
Can you please refine the original (ambiguous?) sentense so that the updates would "elegantly " and unambiguously convey the right idea in either case, (1) and (2)?
Mus-te
Nick's brother and his friends went fishing yesterday
I guess this sentense is grammatically correct?
On the other hand it looks ambiguous to me because I cannot figure out whether "his friends" means "Nick's friends (1)" or "Nick's brother's friends (2)" here. And what about you?
Can you please refine the original (ambiguous?) sentense so that the updates would "elegantly " and unambiguously convey the right idea in either case, (1) and (2)?
Mus-te
Top answer
after you pointed it out. I automatically assumed, however, that it was the brother's friends. Nick's friends and his brother went fishing.
- after you pointed it out.
- I automatically assumed, however, that it was the brother's friends.
- Nick's friends and his brother went fishing.
- Nick's brother and his brother's friends went fishing.
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I agree that an ambiguity exists...after you pointed it out. I automatically assumed, however, that it was the brother's friends.
Nick's friends and his brother went fishing.
Nick's brother and his brother's friends went fishing.
Nick's friends and his brother went fishing.
Nick's brother and his brother's friends went fishing.
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