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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

He was startled to discover he knew the answer.

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He was startled to discover he knew the answer.

Are He and he the same person?
  

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Maybe. It was how I first read it. As it stands, it has the potential to be ambiguous about who knows the answer, but context would perhaps make it clear.

— BarbaraPA

  • Maybe.
  • It was how I first read it.
  • As it stands, it has the potential to be ambiguous about who knows the answer, but context would perhaps make it clear.
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Maybe. It was how I first read it. As it stands, it has the potential to be ambiguous about who knows the answer, but context would perhaps make it clear.
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Thank you, Grammar Geek.Emotion: smile
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Context is everything
Jack asked Fred a difficult question and he was startled to discover he knew the answer. (Different persons)
He was asked a very difficult question and he was startled to discover he knew the answer. (Same person)
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