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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Avoiding ambiguity
I saw the most disgusting, biggest clump of blood in the house, which was the size of a large whale.
I saw the most disgusting, biggest clump of blood in the house, a clump the size of a large whale.
Do you think the second version is better and clearer, due to the repetition of the noun, clump, so that there is no confusion as to what was the size of a whale?
Is this a common technique used to avoid such ambiguity?
I saw the most disgusting, biggest clump of blood in the house, a clump the size of a large whale.
Do you think the second version is better and clearer, due to the repetition of the noun, clump, so that there is no confusion as to what was the size of a whale?
Is this a common technique used to avoid such ambiguity?
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English 1b3 I saw the most disgusting, biggest clump of blood in the house, which was the size of a large whale. Is there a reason which causes you to view this sentence as ambigous? Comparing the two, I think the 2nd one is pleonastic in my opinion.
- English 1b3 I saw the most disgusting, biggest clump of blood in the house, which was the size of a large whale.
- Is there a reason which causes you to view this sentence as ambigous?
- Comparing the two, I think the 2nd one is pleonastic in my opinion.
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English 1b3I saw the most disgusting, biggest clump of blood in the house, which was the size of a large whale.Is there a reason which causes you to view this sentence as ambigous? Comparing the two, I think the
2nd one is pleonastic in my opinion.
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