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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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side that - side where
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The defender hurt his left arm. The offensive player will know to attack the side where he's hurt.
The defender hurt his left arm. The offensive player will know to attack the side where he's hurt.
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It is correct. 'the side' in the second sentence is referring to the 'left' side of defender's body where he hurt his arm. The second sentence can be ambiguous but it makes sense if it follows the first one.
- It is correct.
- 'the side' in the second sentence is referring to the 'left' side of defender's body where he hurt his arm.
- The second sentence can be ambiguous but it makes sense if it follows the first one.
- For example, is it referring to the 'offensive' player or the 'defender'.
- If it stood alone you could read it two ways but when it follows on the from the first it is clear that the 'he' pronoun is referring to the defender.
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It is correct. 'the side' in the second sentence is referring to the 'left' side of defender's body where he hurt his arm. The second sentence can be ambiguous but it makes sense if it follows the first one. For example, is it referring to the 'offensive' player or the 'defender'. If it stood alone you could read it two ways but when it follows on the from the first it is clear that the 'he' prono
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