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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Mary appealed to Sally to like herself

1) Mary appeared to Sally to like herself.
2) Mary appealed to Sally to like herself.

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What do ‘herself’s indicate respectively?
  

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I had to look at your two sentences several times to realize that they were not identical! I would say that "herself" refers to Mary in the first sentence and Sally in the second. eipjoo 1) Mary appeared to Sally to like herself.

— Khoff

  • I had to look at your two sentences several times to realize that they were not identical!
  • I would say that "herself" refers to Mary in the first sentence and Sally in the second.
  • eipjoo 1) Mary appeared to Sally to like herself.
  • = It appeared to Sally that Mary liked herself.
  • eipjoo 2) Mary appealed to Sally to like herself.
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I had to look at your two sentences several times to realize that they were not identical!

I would say that "herself" refers to Mary in the first sentence and Sally in the second.
eipjoo1) Mary appeared to Sally to like herself.
= It appeared to Sally that Mary liked herself.
eipjoo2) Mary appealed to Sally to like herself
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