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Taka Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Modification

Now we are very comfortable navigating around a computer and identifying things graphically by pointing and clicking without understanding how it works.


The book I have says 'by pointing and clicking' modifies 'identifying things graphically' only, and 'without understanding how it works' modifies both 'navigating around a computer' and 'identifying things graphically'.

Would you agree?
  

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Hi, Now we are very comfortable navigating around a computer and identifying things graphically by pointing and clicking without understanding how it works . The book I have says 'by pointing and clicking' modifies 'identifying things graphically' only, and 'without understanding how it works' modifies both 'navigating around a computer' and 'identifying things graphically'. Would you agree?

— Clive

  • Hi, Now we are very comfortable navigating around a computer and identifying things graphically by pointing and clicking without understanding how it works .
  • The book I have says 'by pointing and clicking' modifies 'identifying things graphically' only, and 'without understanding how it works' modifies both 'navigating around a computer' and 'identifying things graphically'.
  • Would you agree?
  • With a sentence like this, I look primarily for what seems to me to be the most sensible and likely meaning.
  • Here's my interpretation.
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Hi,


Now we are very comfortable navigating around a computer and identifying things graphically by pointing and clicking without understanding how it works.


The book I have says 'by pointing and clicking' modifies 'identifying things graphically' only, and 'without understanding how it works' modifie
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Which means 'by pointing and clicking' and 'without understanding how it works' modify both 'navigating around a computer' and 'identifying things graphically'. Good. Just as I thought.

Thanks, Clive!
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Clive, you don't think 'graphically' modifies both 'navigating around a computer' and 'identifying things', or do you?
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Hi,

The intended meaning of that is unclear to me.

I'd have to start guessing, or at least trying to figure out what yields the most sensible meaning.

Clive
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