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Umaa.spk Posted 17 years ago
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The driver took the people for a ride who had been waiting
The driver took the people who had been waiting for a ride
Source says both the answers are wrong.
But I don't see anything wrong in the second sentence. Please help me understand.
The driver took the people who had been waiting for a ride
Source says both the answers are wrong.
But I don't see anything wrong in the second sentence. Please help me understand.
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What does it say about it? What does it say is wrong? It makes sense to me the way it reads.
- What does it say about it?
- What does it say is wrong?
- It makes sense to me the way it reads.
- The driver took [the people who had been waiting] for a ride.
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What does it say about it? What does it say is wrong?
It makes sense to me the way it reads.
The driver took [the people who had been waiting] for a ride.
It makes sense to me the way it reads.
The driver took [the people who had been waiting] for a ride.
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Explanation given in the source:
The word FOR A RIDE noe come right after WAITING. So it seems that these people had been WAITING FOR A RIDE. This changes the meaning
The word FOR A RIDE noe come right after WAITING. So it seems that these people had been WAITING FOR A RIDE. This changes the meaning
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Sure, that could be, but that makes sense too.
Those people were going to walk. These people were waiting for a ride.
The driver took the people who were waiting for a ride.
Those people were going to walk. These people were waiting for a ride.
The driver took the people who were waiting for a ride.
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