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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Her love/ the love of her
1-Her love has a good effect on him.
2-The love of her has a good effect on him.
3-Jane's love has a good effect on him.
4-The love of Jane has a good effect on him.
In which case:
a-We are talking about the love she/Jane has for him.
in which case:
b-We are talking about the love he has for her/Jane.
and in which case:
c-The sentence is ambiguous.
Gratefully,
Navi.
2-The love of her has a good effect on him.
3-Jane's love has a good effect on him.
4-The love of Jane has a good effect on him.
In which case:
a-We are talking about the love she/Jane has for him.
in which case:
b-We are talking about the love he has for her/Jane.
and in which case:
c-The sentence is ambiguous.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
a - 1 & 3 b - 2 & 4
- a - 1 & 3 b - 2 & 4
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Personally, I find sentence 4 ambiguous. To convey meaning b, I would prefer "Loving her/Loving Jane has a good effect on him."
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