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Usenet Posted 18 years ago
English in UK
English Language Grammar
Hello,
I have a question.
A.)
Consider this statement below:-
He played music on the Mp3 player in his car, which was newly purchased.
Now what connotation does this above sentence give , does it mean:
1.) that the MP3 player is newly purchasedOr
2.) that the car is newly purchased
Now how do i change punctuation of this sentence to get above two different connotations:
What arrangement of the pronouns and the semicolon, give which kind of connotation.
B.)
Under which Part of Speech of English Language grammer is this kind of grammar covered ?
Thank you
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I have a question.
A.)
Consider this statement below:-
He played music on the Mp3 player in his car, which was newly purchased.
Now what connotation does this above sentence give , does it mean:
1.) that the MP3 player is newly purchasedOr
2.) that the car is newly purchased
Now how do i change punctuation of this sentence to get above two different connotations:
What arrangement of the pronouns and the semicolon, give which kind of connotation.
B.)
Under which Part of Speech of English Language grammer is this kind of grammar covered ?
Thank you
=AD
Top answer
[nq:1]Hello, I have a question. ) Consider this statement below:- He played music on the Mp3 player in his car, ... ) that the car is newly purchased[/nq] It's ambiguous, but strictly, it means the car is newly purchased.
- [nq:1]Hello, I have a question.
- ) Consider this statement below:- He played music on the Mp3 player in his car, ...
- ) that the car is newly purchased[/nq] It's ambiguous, but strictly, it means the car is newly purchased.
- [/nq] We call "," a comma; a semicolon is ";".
- The easiest way is to place the adjective before the noun that it qualifies: a) He played music on the newly purchased MP3 player in his car.
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[nq:1]Hello, I have a question. A.) Consider this statement below:- He played music on the Mp3 player in his car, ... , does it mean: 1.) that the MP3 player is newly purchased Or 2.) that the car is newly purchased[/nq]
It's ambiguous, but strictly, it means the car is newly purchased.
[nq:1]Now how do i change punctuation of this sentence to get above two different connotations: What arr
It's ambiguous, but strictly, it means the car is newly purchased.
[nq:1]Now how do i change punctuation of this sentence to get above two different connotations: What arr
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[nq:2]It's ambiguous, but strictly, it means the car is newly ... music on the MP3 player in his newly purchased car.[/nq]
[nq:1]Hyphens?[/nq]
Not necessarily. Would you expect them if the word before 'purchased' had been 'recently'? Or in something like 'freshly made bread'?
[nq:1]Hyphens?[/nq]
Not necessarily. Would you expect them if the word before 'purchased' had been 'recently'? Or in something like 'freshly made bread'?
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[nq:2]The easiest way is to place the adjective before the ... music on the MP3 player in his newly purchased car.[/nq]
[nq:1]Hyphens?[/nq]
I'm sure I remember reading somewhere that a hyphen shouldn't be used between a -ly adverb and an adjective it is modifying.
Cheers
Tony
Tony Mountifield
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[nq:1]Hyphens?[/nq]
I'm sure I remember reading somewhere that a hyphen shouldn't be used between a -ly adverb and an adjective it is modifying.
Cheers
Tony
Tony Mountifield
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