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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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He gazed at her across the room, dressed in black from top to toe.
Who is in black? he or she?
Who is in black? he or she?
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He gazed at her across the room, dressed in black from top to toe. Who is in black? he or she?
- He gazed at her across the room, dressed in black from top to toe.
- Who is in black?
- he or she?
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He gazed at her across the room, dressed in black from top to toe.
Who is in black? he or she?
Who is in black? he or she?
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The sentence is confusing indeed, and it could/should be rephrased for clarity. But it's very probably her, at least based on proximity.
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Dressed in black from top to toe, he gazed at her across the room. (I'd read that as he who was dressed in black)
He gazed at her across the room, dressed in black from top to toe. (I'd read it a she.)
He gazed at her across the room, dressed in black from top to toe. (I'd read it a she.)
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