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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
To avoid ambiguity?
Let the students find and notice the errors of the draft Encourage them to correct those errors by themselves.
Q)1. 'By themselvse' can be changed to just themselves?
I put 'by' because if I put just themselves in the sentense, the context may the expression ambiguous. (themselves may refer to 'them' or 'those errors')
1-1. Am I guessing right?
ex) He finished cleaning his room himself.(or by himself)
The purpose themselves may be put instead of is 'by themselves' is like 'himself' in the example sentense.
1-2. Am I referring correctly?
Q)1. 'By themselvse' can be changed to just themselves?
I put 'by' because if I put just themselves in the sentense, the context may the expression ambiguous. (themselves may refer to 'them' or 'those errors')
1-1. Am I guessing right?
ex) He finished cleaning his room himself.(or by himself)
The purpose themselves may be put instead of is 'by themselves' is like 'himself' in the example sentense.
1-2. Am I referring correctly?
Top answer
They corrected the mistakes themselves or They themselves corrected the mistakes. Here it is clearly understood that the action was done the persons (referred by they) without anyone's help. Hence there is possibility of any ambiguity.
- They corrected the mistakes themselves or They themselves corrected the mistakes.
- Here it is clearly understood that the action was done the persons (referred by they) without anyone's help.
- Hence there is possibility of any ambiguity.
- The same thing applies for the second one as well.
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They corrected the mistakes themselves or They themselves corrected the mistakes.
Here it is clearly understood that the action was done the persons (referred by they) without anyone's help. Hence there is possibility of any ambiguity.
The same thing applies for the second one as well.
Here it is clearly understood that the action was done the persons (referred by they) without anyone's help. Hence there is possibility of any ambiguity.
The same thing applies for the second one as well.
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