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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Last night I telephoned Lucy,who called me many times
1)Late last night I telephoned Lucy,who called me many times.
This sentence means:Late last night I telephoned Lucy because she called me many times.?
This sentence means:Late last night I telephoned Lucy because she called me many times.?
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Your sentence sounds illogical or incomplete to me. If Lucy called (phoned) you many times last night, why did you have to phone her? I'd expect something like Last night I telephoned Lucy to calm her down because she had called me many times and I could tell she was upset.
- Your sentence sounds illogical or incomplete to me.
- If Lucy called (phoned) you many times last night, why did you have to phone her?
- I'd expect something like Last night I telephoned Lucy to calm her down because she had called me many times and I could tell she was upset.
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Your sentence sounds illogical or incomplete to me.
If Lucy called (phoned) you many times last night, why did you have to phone her?
I'd expect something like
Last night I telephoned Lucy to calm her down because she had called me many times and I could tell she was upset.
If Lucy called (phoned) you many times last night, why did you have to phone her?
I'd expect something like
Last night I telephoned Lucy to calm her down because she had called me many times and I could tell she was upset.
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Thanks!1)Late last night I telephoned Lucy,who visited me while I was out.
How about this sentence?
It doesn't mak
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It's correct grammatically but possibly ambiguous.
We can't tell whether Lucy visited you before or after you telephoned her. Logically, you probably telephoned her and found out that she had been at your place.
We can't tell whether Lucy visited you before or after you telephoned her. Logically, you probably telephoned her and found out that she had been at your place.
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Thanks again!
How about this sentence?
1)Late last night I telephoned Lucy,who seemed to have visited me while I was out.
This sentence means:Late last night I telephoned Lucy because she seemed to have visited me while I was out.?
How about this sentence?
1)Late last night I telephoned Lucy,who seemed to have visited me while I was out.
This sentence means:Late last night I telephoned Lucy because she seemed to have visited me while I was out.?
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Yes, that's grammatically fine but sounds rather formal to me.
Late last night I telephoned Lucy because it seemed she had visited me while I was out.
Late last night I telephoned Lucy because it seemed she had visited me while I was out.
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