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"Where the couple was found, from what I understand, that they were handcuffed lying facedown in this truck shot up. There’s a lot of things that just don’t make sense." (From the newspaper report.)

Who or what is "shot up"? Is it "the couple" ("they") or is it "this truck"?

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Anonymous"Where the couple was found, from what I understand, that they were handcuffed lying facedown in this truck shot up. There’s a lot of things that just don’t make sense." (From the newspaper report.)Who or what is "shot up"? Is it "the couple" ("they") or is it "this truck"?

Apparently this is an eyewitness account, or at least the account of someone who heard it from an eyewitness. When people are still upset by what they saw or heard, they tend to lose control of their grammar, which is understandable. The sentences can't be judged as if they were entries in an essay contest.

My take on it is that the couple are shot up, and that's the main message that the eyewitness wishes to convey, but if they were in the truck at the time, the truck must have sustained some damage as well, so I imagine, as a secondary effect, the truck was shot up to at least some extent.

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

CalifJim The sentences can't be judged as if they were entries in an essay contest.

I see. Thanks a lot.

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