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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Dangling or ambiguity

The president has two bodyguards to protect him.

What's wrong with this sentence?
  

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What's wrong with this sentence? Nothing whatsoever.

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  • Nothing whatsoever.
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AnonymousThe president has two bodyguards to protect him.What's wrong with this sentence?
Nothing whatsoever.
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My colleague says that the subject of "protect" should be ""the president" to avoid creating ambiguity. Why does he think that the subject of "to protect" should refer to the first noun, which is "The president"? I have no idea. I can't even think how to write it that way.
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AnonymousMy colleague says that the subject of "protect" should be ""the president" to avoid creating ambiguity. Why does he think that the subject of "to protect" should refer to the first noun, which is "The president"? I have no idea.
I have no idea, either.
Anonymous. I can't even think how to write it that way.
Nor can
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What about: The president has two bodyguards in order to protect him.
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AnonymousWhat about: The president has two bodyguards in order to protect him.
What about it? It's clumsier, that's all: no need for 'in order'.
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