Her cooking is wonderful.
Her cooking is wonderful.(1)
Hi, everyone. Can anyone tell me how the sentence (1) should be understood. According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, "cooking" has two meanings:
- the process of preparing food
- food that has been prepared in a particular way
In the sentence (1), which meaning does "cooking" refer to?
Thank you for your answer!
Top answer
It refers to the result (the food that she serves up) rather than the process, though presumably a good result normally implies a good process.
- It refers to the result (the food that she serves up) rather than the process, though presumably a good result normally implies a good process.
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It refers to the result (the food that she serves up) rather than the process, though presumably a good result normally implies a good process.
0Her cooking is wonderful.
The Oxford is on the right lines. The sentence could have two meanings, and is therefore ambiguous.
It could mean that the food she cooks is wonderful (it tastes delicious).
On the other hand, what is wonderful is her doing some cooking (the food could be awful!)
The grammar is different, of course, but you didn’t ask about it, so p
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