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Azz Posted 12 years ago
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The uncle of Tom
a. He is the uncle of Tom.
Does that necessarily mean that he is the only uncle Tom has?
b. He is an uncle of Tom's.
Does that necessarily mean that Tom has more than an uncle?
Could one use this sentence if one did not know if Tom had more than one uncle or not?
c. He was the assistant of a Dutch physicist.
Does that necessarily mean that he is the only assistant of that physicist?
d. He was an assistant of a Dutch physicist.
Does that necessarily mean that the Dutch physicist had more than one assistant?
Could one use the sentence if one did not know if the Dutch physicist had more than one assistant or not?
Many thanks.
Does that necessarily mean that he is the only uncle Tom has?
b. He is an uncle of Tom's.
Does that necessarily mean that Tom has more than an uncle?
Could one use this sentence if one did not know if Tom had more than one uncle or not?
c. He was the assistant of a Dutch physicist.
Does that necessarily mean that he is the only assistant of that physicist?
d. He was an assistant of a Dutch physicist.
Does that necessarily mean that the Dutch physicist had more than one assistant?
Could one use the sentence if one did not know if the Dutch physicist had more than one assistant or not?
Many thanks.
Top answer
azz a. He is the uncle of Tom. Does that necessarily mean that he is the only uncle Tom has?
- azz a.
- He is the uncle of Tom.
- Does that necessarily mean that he is the only uncle Tom has?
- No.
- azz b.
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azza. He is the uncle of Tom. Does that necessarily mean that he is the only uncle Tom has?No.
azzb. He is an uncle of Tom's. Does that necessarily mean that Tom has more than an uncle? Could one use this sentence if one did not know if Tom had more than one uncle or not?Yes. No.
azzc. He was the as
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Thank you very much CJ.
Just one more thing.
d. He was an assistant of a Dutch physicist.
Would one use that one if one knew that he was the only assistant?
Many thanks.
Just one more thing.
d. He was an assistant of a Dutch physicist.
Would one use that one if one knew that he was the only assistant?
Many thanks.
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azzd. He was an assistant of a Dutch physicist.Would one use that one if one knew that he was the only assistant?Yes. You can do that. This sentence contains no implications about the number of assistants any Dutch physicist had.
Robert was an assistant of a banker.
William was an assistant of a banker. <<< Here we don't even know if
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