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Fire1 Posted 7 years ago
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What does "a statement" refer to in this sentence?

?A politician said that one of his statements was somewhat at variance with the truth, a statement that he lied.


1. Is the sentence above grammatically correct and natural?

2. What does "a statement" refer to in the sentence, given the options A and B below? I think B is the right answer.

A. ?A politician said that one of his statements was somewhat at variance with the truth.

B. ?one of his statements was somewhat at variance with the truth.

  

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A politician said that one of his statements was somewhat at variance with the truth, a statement that he lied. This is a confusing and badly written sentence. My best guess is that "a statement" is supposed to be the same thing as "one of his statements".

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  • A politician said that one of his statements was somewhat at variance with the truth, a statement that he lied.
  • This is a confusing and badly written sentence.
  • My best guess is that "a statement" is supposed to be the same thing as "one of his statements".
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fire1?A politician said that one of his statements was somewhat at variance with the truth, a statement that he lied.

This is a confusing and badly written sentence. My best guess is that "a statement" is supposed to be the same thing as "one of his statements".

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A politician said that one of his statements was somewhat at variance with the truth, a statement that he lied.


1. Is the sentence above grammatically correct and natural? Yes

2. What does "a statement" refer to in the sentence, given the options A and B below?

I think B is the right answer. Yes, I agree.

A. ?A politician said that one of his statemen

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