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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
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Negation Scope

"He is not subject to external review because he is in a different department."

How far should the negation extend?

"He is not subject to external review because he is in a different department."
"He is not subject to external review because he is in a different department."
  

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What is "negation scope" and what is your question?
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"He is not subject to external review because he is in a different department."

Should it be read as:

"Because he is in a different department, he is not subject o external review."

or as:

"That he is in a different department does not explain why he is not subject to external review ."
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SheltieBitesHow far should the negation extend?

"He is not subject to external review because he is in a different department."
"He is not subject to external review because he is in a different department."
You never know. Not by means of anything grammatical, anyway.

You just have to guess on the basis of your own common
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