Throw the paper in the fire
Throw the paper in the fire.
What does this sentence mean?
1. Throw the paper that is in the fire.
2. Throw the paper into the fire.
3. 1 or 2 according to context.
I think 3 is the right option.
Top answer
In practice we can say that (2) is the only plausible interpretation. It is odd anyway to talk of "throwing the paper" with no direction or target specified, and doing this while the paper is "in the fire" makes (1) even more odd or unlikely.
- In practice we can say that (2) is the only plausible interpretation.
- It is odd anyway to talk of "throwing the paper" with no direction or target specified, and doing this while the paper is "in the fire" makes (1) even more odd or unlikely.
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In practice we can say that (2) is the only plausible interpretation. It is odd anyway to talk of "throwing the paper" with no direction or target specified, and doing this while the paper is "in the fire" makes (1) even more odd or unlikely.
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