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Phiepher Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Thousand Dollars In Jewelry
How should 'a thousand dollars in jewelry' be interpreted?
"He lost a thousand dollars in jewelry."
"He lost a thousand dollars."
"He lost jewelry."
Is sentence 1 closer in meaning to sentence 2 or 3?
"He lost a thousand dollars in jewelry."
"He lost a thousand dollars."
"He lost jewelry."
Is sentence 1 closer in meaning to sentence 2 or 3?
Top answer
Well, the meaning is that he lost a thousand dollars worth of jewelry. So I wouldn't say it's closer to one of these sentences than the other.
- Well, the meaning is that he lost a thousand dollars worth of jewelry.
- So I wouldn't say it's closer to one of these sentences than the other.
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Well, the meaning is that he lost a thousand dollars worth of jewelry. So I wouldn't say it's closer to one of these sentences than the other.
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