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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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photographs well

0He has a good chance of winning because she photographs well.02br
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00"She photographs well" means she is photogenic or she's good at photography.02br
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0 I'm inclined to agree with Avangi, but I still think there's some ambiguity there.02br
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0P.S. - N2g, is the "He" a mistake? If not, then he, not she, must be the photographer - unless he wins by having someone take a good photo of him. Well, why not? 0-
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0Yes. It's a mistake, an interesting one. For the sake of discussion, let's consider both versions: 02br
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00He has a good chance of winning because she photographs well.02br
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00I believe it implies that he, maybe a photographer or the person who is submitting her photos to a photo competition, is likely going to win because his model is photogenic.
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Yes. It's a mistake, an interesting one. For the sake of discussion, let's consider both versions: 12br
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1b01i01u00(Avangi, I don't quite understand your reply : If not, then he, not she, must be the photographer - unless he wins by having someone take a good photo of him)02u02i02b02br
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00If it's not a mistake (i.e., if the subject of the first clause is really "he") than the only logical interpretation is that 01b00
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