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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

the teacher who had thrown the paper airplane

0William unwillingly told the teacher who had thrown the paper airplane.02br
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00Is the above sentence ambiguous in meaning to you? Thanks.0-
  

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02font 02br 02br 00In terms only of grammar, yes. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 00In terms only of grammar, yes.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00William unwillingly told the teacher who had thrown the paper airplane.02font02br
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01font00Is the above sentence ambiguous in meaning to you?02font02br
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00In terms only of grammar, yes. But after you think about it for a moment, the m
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0If you assume the person William spoke to was "the teacher who had thrown the paper airplane" then the sentence does not include 01i00what02i00 William told. The transitive verb told would be left without an object.0-
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01cite10Angliholic12cite10William unwillingly told the teacher who had thrown the paper airplane.12br
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10 Yes. Either he told a teacher of a certain description (We don't know what), or he told that teacher somethin
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