Passive and adverbs?
Hi, everyone.
Could you tell me whether the adverb "unwillingly" in this sentence refers to the parrot or to the person who is taking the parrots to the river.
Parrots are being taken to the river unwillingly.
Thanks!
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It seems ambiguous to me. Parrots are being taken, unwilling, to the river . Unwilling , parrots are being taken to the river .
- It seems ambiguous to me.
- Parrots are being taken, unwilling, to the river .
- Unwilling , parrots are being taken to the river .
- Here, there is no ambiguity.
- "Unwilling" is an adjective and hence can only refer to "parrots".
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It seems ambiguous to me.
Parrots are being taken, unwilling, to the river.
Unwilling, parrots are being taken to the river.
Here, there is no ambiguity. "Unwilling" is an adjective and hence can only refer to "parrots".
(Btw, one can't help but wonder what fate is in store for the parrots when they get to the river!)
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