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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
In the theatre
1-Chairs had been broken in the theatre.
Can't this sentence mean two things:
a-Chairs in the theatre had been broken. (The chairs belonged to the theatre.)
b-Chair were brought in from the outside and had been broken in the theatre. (Unlikely but not impossible)
Gratefully,
Navi.
Can't this sentence mean two things:
a-Chairs in the theatre had been broken. (The chairs belonged to the theatre.)
b-Chair were brought in from the outside and had been broken in the theatre. (Unlikely but not impossible)
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
navitasan Can't this sentence mean two things Yes, and a great many more things as well. There are almost always multiple meanings to any sentence. The chairs could be wheelchairs or regular chairs.
- navitasan Can't this sentence mean two things Yes, and a great many more things as well.
- There are almost always multiple meanings to any sentence.
- The chairs could be wheelchairs or regular chairs.
- The word theatre could refer to a military theatre (an area where battles are going on) or a theatre for entertainment.
- The chairs could have been already broken and stored in that condition in the theatre or the act of breaking the chairs could have happened in the theatre (or elsewhere, as you pointed out).
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navitasanCan't this sentence mean two thingsYes, and a great many more things as well. There are almost always multiple meanings to any sentence.
The chairs could be wheelchairs or regular chairs.
The word theatre could refer to a military theatre (an area where battles are going on) or a theatre for entertainment.
The chairs could ha
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