Statement, saying...
North Korea's foreign ministry adviser Kim Kye-gwan has delivered a hardline statement, saying dialogue with the United States can resume only when Washington fully accepts Pyeongyang's demands.
How can you native English speakers understand ‘, saying...’ there in the sentence?
1) ,and he said...
2) ,and it(a hardline statement) said...
3) or there should not be the commas and it modifies the statement like statement that said dialogue...
What do you native English speakers think?
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Top answer
With the comma I read it as meaning that he said it. Without the comma I read it as meaning that the statement said it.
- With the comma I read it as meaning that he said it.
- Without the comma I read it as meaning that the statement said it.
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With the comma I read it as meaning that he said it. Without the comma I read it as meaning that the statement said it.
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