Don't feed animals here.
People here like it.
I know that 'here' can modify 'people' in the sentence.
Don't feed animals here.
Does 'here' modify 'animals' or 'feed'?
Or either one is fine and they carry the same meaning whether 'here' modify 'animals' or 'feed'?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
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Hans51 What do you native English speakers think? I can tell you we don't think about grammar anywhere near as much as you who are trying to learn English. There are elements of the language that grammar struggles to account for.
- Hans51 What do you native English speakers think?
- I can tell you we don't think about grammar anywhere near as much as you who are trying to learn English.
- There are elements of the language that grammar struggles to account for.
- English is not as grammar-driven as many languages, In fact, it has hardly any grammar at all when you look at it compared to German or Russian, for example.
- Hans51 Does 'here' modify 'animals' or 'feed'?
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Hans51What do you native English speakers think?
I can tell you we don't think about grammar anywhere near as much as you who are trying to learn English. There are elements of the language that grammar struggles to account for. English is not as grammar-driven as many languages, In fact, it has hardly any grammar at all when you look at it compared to Germ
0Hans51Don't feed the animals here.
It is ambiguous.
1) Do not feed the animals at this place; you can feed them at the feeding station which is a short walk down the path. (adverb).
2) Do not feed the animals who are here in the park. (post-modify "animals")
That is why "here" is not on any of the
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