Does this sentence have two different meaning?
Hello my friends.
Do you think that this sentence has two different meanings?
"I am going to the market that I went to yesterday to buy a few apples."
How should we read it?
"I am going to the market that I went to yesterday to buy a few apples."
(I went there yesterday to buy a few apples)
or
"I am going to the market that I went to yesterday to buy a few apples."
(I will buy a few apples.)
or both of them are possible?
How can we separate the relative clause sentence from the main sentence?
Thank you.
Top answer
You're right - the meanings are both possible although I think most would think it was your second explanation that was being used. Try: In order to buy a few apples, I am going to the market that I went to yesterday. It's less natural, but more precise.
- You're right - the meanings are both possible although I think most would think it was your second explanation that was being used.
- Try: In order to buy a few apples, I am going to the market that I went to yesterday.
- It's less natural, but more precise.
- You can also change it to something nearer yours: I am going to the market [that] I went to yesterday in order to buy a few apples.
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You're right - the meanings are both possible although I think most would think it was your second explanation that was being used.
Try:
In order to buy a few apples, I am going to the market that I went to yesterday.
It's less natural, but more precise.
You can also change it to something nearer yours:
I am going to the market [that] I went to yesterday in orde
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Both are possible, although native speakers would interpret the main clause as "I am going to the market to buy a few apples.", not "I am going to the market."
In everyday experience, it is far more logical and common to be giving the r
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