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Navitasan Posted 12 years ago
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1-I met John and others who were in favor of the project.
Was John in favor of the project?

2-I taught Jeff and other students who were extremely hard-working.
Was Jeff extremely hard-working?

3-I used to make tomato soup and other soups which I served at family dinners.
Did I serve 'tomato soup' at family dinners?

Gratefully,
Navi.
  

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navitasan Was John in favor of the project? Was Jeff extremely hard-working? Did I serve 'tomato soup' at family dinners?

— CalifJim

  • navitasan Was John in favor of the project?
  • Was Jeff extremely hard-working?
  • Did I serve 'tomato soup' at family dinners?
  • Yes to all unless there is something else in the context which contradicts such an interpretation.
  • CJ
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navitasanWas John in favor of the project? ... Was Jeff extremely hard-working? ... Did I serve 'tomato soup' at family dinners?
Yes to all unless there is something else in the context which contradicts such an interpretation.

CJ
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3 - Why would you make tomato soup and not serve it? The structure may be ambiguous, but the reader is expected to use some logic, too.

We would assume that the who-clause pertains to the all the previous people listed. Otherwise, the speaker would say something else, indicating that John and Jeff were not of the same ilk as the others.
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I have a different view on this. I find all these sentences ambiguous as written. When spoken, the meanings would be distinguished by intonation.
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