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Azz Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
two different students challenged him
a. Two different students challenged him twice.
b. Two different students challenged him on two occasions.
c. Two different students challenged him on two different occasions.
Couldn't these sentence each have the following meanings?
1. The same two students challenged him together on two occasions.
2. Two different students challenged him, each on a different occasion.
3. He was challenged twice by his students; each time by two different students.
Many thanks.
b. Two different students challenged him on two occasions.
c. Two different students challenged him on two different occasions.
Couldn't these sentence each have the following meanings?
1. The same two students challenged him together on two occasions.
2. Two different students challenged him, each on a different occasion.
3. He was challenged twice by his students; each time by two different students.
Many thanks.
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This is a logic related question rather than grammar. azz One possible meaning of all the sentences is that the same student challenged him twice. No, I disagree.
- This is a logic related question rather than grammar.
- azz One possible meaning of all the sentences is that the same student challenged him twice.
- No, I disagree.
- The only valid conclusion which can be reasonably drawn from these sentences is that he was challengedd twice in two difference occasions.
- A student could be anyone; Joe, Barry, Marvin, or Sally.
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This is a logic related question rather than grammar.
azzOne possible meaning of all the sentences is that the same student challenged him twice.No, I disagree. The only valid conclusion which can be reasonably drawn from these sentences is that he was challengedd twice in two difference occasions. A student could be anyone; Joe, Barry, Marvin, o
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Thank you very much.
I changed my question while you were posting your reply! If someone else sees this thread they won't know what is going on!
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I changed my question while you were posting your reply! If someone else sees this thread they won't know what is going on!
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As Owlman told you yesterday in the other forum, "I think they could, azz. If I heard you use those sentences in a conversation with me, I might ask you whether the same student challenged him twice. "
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