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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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"We blame it on Republicans playing games" I saw this sentence in a movie and I had trouble understanding this because I think we can understand this sentence in two ways. The first is "Republicans (who are playing games)" and the second is "(Republicans or Republicans') playing games." And the meaning of the different ways of understanding is different, I think. So what do native English speakers distinguish such things? Thank you so much in advance.
PS. This question is not related to any politics.
PS. This question is not related to any politics.
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No, we do not need to distinguish that here: the meaning is obvious: the Republicans are playing games and we blame it on that fact.
- No, we do not need to distinguish that here: the meaning is obvious: the Republicans are playing games and we blame it on that fact.
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No, we do not need to distinguish that here: the meaning is obvious: the Republicans are playing games and we blame it on that fact.
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