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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
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Sentence structure
Could you tell me how "He taught her to make money" is interpreted? Does it mean "He taught her in order to make money" or "He taught her how to make money?"
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It could mean either. However, the interpretation that occurs most readily to me is the latter one (give or take a fussy quibble about whether it exactly means "how").
- It could mean either.
- However, the interpretation that occurs most readily to me is the latter one (give or take a fussy quibble about whether it exactly means "how").
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It could mean either. However, the interpretation that occurs most readily to me is the latter one (give or take a fussy quibble about whether it exactly means "how").
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The words are ambiguous.
But in my opinion,without context most native speakers would chose the latter meaning. If a native speaker intended the former meaning, he'd usually choose different words to avoid the ambiguity.
But in my opinion,without context most native speakers would chose the latter meaning. If a native speaker intended the former meaning, he'd usually choose different words to avoid the ambiguity.
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