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Navitasan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Drunk and exhausted
1) I talked to Pete, drunk.
2) I talked to Pete, drunk and exhausted.
3) I talked to Pete, drunk and exhausted from the long flight.
4) I talked to him, drunk.
5) I talked to him, drunk and exhausted.
6) I talked to him, drunk and exhausted from the long flight.
In which of the above sentences could the adjectival phrases at the end refer to Pete/him?
I believe that they could refer to "I" in all of those sentences.
Gratefully,
Navi.
2) I talked to Pete, drunk and exhausted.
3) I talked to Pete, drunk and exhausted from the long flight.
4) I talked to him, drunk.
5) I talked to him, drunk and exhausted.
6) I talked to him, drunk and exhausted from the long flight.
In which of the above sentences could the adjectival phrases at the end refer to Pete/him?
I believe that they could refer to "I" in all of those sentences.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
" I can't see how they could relate to Pete.
- " I can't see how they could relate to Pete.
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It seems to me that they all refer to the subject "I." I can't see how they could relate to Pete.
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