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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

shining

The moon was shining over the quite street as well as some street lamps.

Is the above sentence correct?

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It's ambiguous what you mean - was the moon shining on the street and shining on the lamps? Or was the moon shining on the street and the lamps were shining on the street?

  • It's ambiguous what you mean - was the moon shining on the street and shining on the lamps?
  • Or was the moon shining on the street and the lamps were shining on the street?
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It's ambiguous what you mean - was the moon shining on the street and shining on the lamps? Or was the moon shining on the street and the lamps were shining on the street?
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"Quiet" street NOT "quite" street btw...

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