She left him a list of items he would need to complete the foodstuffs required
She left him a list of items he would need to complete the foodstuffs required while she was gone.
I can understand "She left him a list of items that he would need to complete while she was gone". But by adding "the foodstuffs required", this sentence just makes me a little confused. How do I understand this sentence?
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It means this: She left him a list of items (that) he would need in order to complete the foodstuffs required while she was gone. Is that any easier to understand? It is not the greatest sentence ever written, in my opinion.
- It means this: She left him a list of items (that) he would need in order to complete the foodstuffs required while she was gone.
- Is that any easier to understand?
- It is not the greatest sentence ever written, in my opinion.
- As well as the ease of initially misinterpreting "need to complete", along the lines that you suggest, the phrase "the foodstuffs required" sounds a bit weird to me.
- The full context may make a difference, however.
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It means this:
She left him a list of items (that) he would need in order to complete the foodstuffs required while she was gone.
Is that any easier to understand?
It is not the greatest sentence ever written, in my opinion. As well as the ease of initially misinterpreting "need to complete", along the lines that you suggest, the phrase "the foodstuffs required"
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