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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
"Tom sent Mary an e-mail." implies "Mary opened it"?
An English textbook I have says,
"Tom sent Mary an e-mail."
This sentence implies that Mary opened and read it.
Also, the book says,
Thus, "Tom sent Mary an e-mail, but she did not read it."
This sentence doesn't make sense.
Is this true?
"Tom sent Mary an e-mail."
This sentence implies that Mary opened and read it.
Also, the book says,
Thus, "Tom sent Mary an e-mail, but she did not read it."
This sentence doesn't make sense.
Is this true?
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Anonymous Is this true? No. The first tells us nothing about Mary's action or inaction.
- Anonymous Is this true?
- No.
- The first tells us nothing about Mary's action or inaction.
- ' Of course, in real life, we expect people to read the emails they receive, but it is not at all implicit in the grammar here.
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AnonymousIs this true?No. The first tells us nothing about Mary's action or inaction. The second is one possibility; the other is 'Tom sent Mary an email and she read it.' Of course, in real life, we expect people to read the emails they receive, but it is not at all implicit in the grammar here.
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