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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
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In her best dress
1-You look better than her in her best dress.
2-You look better than she does in her best dress.
3-You look better than her wearing her best dress.
4-You look better than she does wearing her best dress.
Aren't the above sentences ambiguous?
Can't they mean both:
a-You look better than she does when you wear her best dress.
and:
b-You look better than she does when she is wearing her best dress.
Gratefully,
Navi.
2-You look better than she does in her best dress.
3-You look better than her wearing her best dress.
4-You look better than she does wearing her best dress.
Aren't the above sentences ambiguous?
Can't they mean both:
a-You look better than she does when you wear her best dress.
and:
b-You look better than she does when she is wearing her best dress.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
All four are potentially ambiguous.
- All four are potentially ambiguous.
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