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Pructus Posted 8 years ago
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He bounced the ball off the wall over the table
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Soon he began to twirl around after each toss, catching the spongy ball behind his back. Then he bounced the ball off the wall over the table, then off the ceiling.
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Does "Then he bounced the ball off the wall over the table, then off the ceiling." mean A or B or both?
A: He threw the ball once. The ball hit the wall and then hit the ceiling.
B: He threw the ball twice. He threw the ball once against the wall and then threw the ball against the ceiling.
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I would understand the sentence to mean B, that he threw the ball twice.
- I would understand the sentence to mean B, that he threw the ball twice.
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I would understand the sentence to mean B, that he threw the ball twice.
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