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Zazzex Posted 17 years ago
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S + V + relative clause + adverb(relating to V or relative clause)?
Hello,
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"Have the patient place the arm under which thermometer is placed on his chest."
on his chest is relating to the first place or the second is placed?
"They read the book I read loudly"
Who read the book loudly they or I?
Thanks
StartFragment>
"Have the patient place the arm under which thermometer is placed on his chest."
on his chest is relating to the first place or the second is placed?
"They read the book I read loudly"
Who read the book loudly they or I?
Thanks
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S + V + relative clause + adverb(relating to V or relative clause)? In the sentences you quoted, as I read them, the adverb relates to V, not to the relative clause, although the second example is more ambiguous. Structures such as these can be ambiguous.
- S + V + relative clause + adverb(relating to V or relative clause)?
- In the sentences you quoted, as I read them, the adverb relates to V, not to the relative clause, although the second example is more ambiguous.
- Structures such as these can be ambiguous.
- There is no uniform interpretation.
- You may need to guess.
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S + V + relative clause + adverb(relating to V or relative clause)?
In the sentences you quoted, as I read them, the adverb relates to V, not to the relative clause, although the second example is more ambiguous. Structures such as these can be ambiguous. There is no uniform interpretation. You may need to guess.
CJ
In the sentences you quoted, as I read them, the adverb relates to V, not to the relative clause, although the second example is more ambiguous. Structures such as these can be ambiguous. There is no uniform interpretation. You may need to guess.
CJ
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