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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Sentence structure
Could you confirm which sentence is right among the following sentences? The meaning of A might be different from B in each of the following pairs even if both of them are right.
1A. I looked at the girl dancing with him.
1B. Dancing with him, I looked at the girl.
2A. I did my homework listening to music.
2B. I ate dinner watching TV.
3A. She was watching TV talking on her cell phone to her friend.
3B. She watched TV taking with her friend.
Could you tell me which sentence has no ambiguity among A, B, and C?
4A. He spotted the man using a telescope.
4B. He spotted the man using a telescope on the rooftop.
4C. On the rooftop, he spotted the man using a telescope.
1A. I looked at the girl dancing with him.
1B. Dancing with him, I looked at the girl.
2A. I did my homework listening to music.
2B. I ate dinner watching TV.
3A. She was watching TV talking on her cell phone to her friend.
3B. She watched TV taking with her friend.
Could you tell me which sentence has no ambiguity among A, B, and C?
4A. He spotted the man using a telescope.
4B. He spotted the man using a telescope on the rooftop.
4C. On the rooftop, he spotted the man using a telescope.
Top answer
All the sentences are correct. 4C is the one you are looking for if you have to identify a sentence with no ambiguity, but it is not a very good example. It could still be ambiguous.
- All the sentences are correct.
- 4C is the one you are looking for if you have to identify a sentence with no ambiguity, but it is not a very good example.
- It could still be ambiguous.
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All the sentences are correct. 4C is the one you are looking for if you have to identify a sentence with no ambiguity, but it is not a very good example. It could still be ambiguous.
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