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Inggris Posted 11 years ago
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Confusing sentences
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2015-08-17/hunt-for-driver-who-took-victim-to-hospital-then-drove-off/
Hunt for driver who took victim to hospital then drove off
Police are hunting for a driver who ran over a pedestrian, then left him outside a hospital in Sheffield.
The pedestrian was crossing the road at the junction between London Road and Abbeydale Road at around 9.20pm on Sunday 16 August, when he was struck by the car, sending him into the air.
It is thought that the driver of a black Ford Focus stopped at the scene of the accident before picking up the pedestrian, putting them in their car and then driving off.
They then drove to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, leaving the victim outside, before driving off.
The 20-year-old male is currently being treated for injuries to his neck and hands.
Police are asking for anyone with information about the incident, or who think they may know who the driver is to come forward.
(1) putting them in their car and then driving off. = putting him (the victim) in his (the driver's) car and then driving off
(2) They then drove to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. = He (the driver) then drove to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
Are the sentences confusing?
Hunt for driver who took victim to hospital then drove off
Police are hunting for a driver who ran over a pedestrian, then left him outside a hospital in Sheffield.
The pedestrian was crossing the road at the junction between London Road and Abbeydale Road at around 9.20pm on Sunday 16 August, when he was struck by the car, sending him into the air.
It is thought that the driver of a black Ford Focus stopped at the scene of the accident before picking up the pedestrian, putting them in their car and then driving off.
They then drove to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, leaving the victim outside, before driving off.
The 20-year-old male is currently being treated for injuries to his neck and hands.
Police are asking for anyone with information about the incident, or who think they may know who the driver is to come forward.
(1) putting them in their car and then driving off. = putting him (the victim) in his (the driver's) car and then driving off
(2) They then drove to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. = He (the driver) then drove to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
Are the sentences confusing?
Top answer
I think it's clear enough who is meant in each case, but personally I hate this sort of extended use of "they" and "their" to refer to individual people.
- I think it's clear enough who is meant in each case, but personally I hate this sort of extended use of "they" and "their" to refer to individual people.
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I think it's clear enough who is meant in each case, but personally I hate this sort of extended use of "they" and "their" to refer to individual people.
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