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What is modified?

0 In the following sentence, which of the listed items are modified by "appointed or volunteer"? 02br
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00The Club and any other associated sponsors, groups, or corporations, their officers, members, or associates appointed or volunteer, do not .... 02br
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00Does "appointed or volunteer" only modify "associates", or does it also modify "officers" and "members"? Could it even modify "associated sponsors, groups, or corporations"? 02br
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00Trying to figure out this sentence is driving me crazy, please help. 0-
  

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0 These legal documents! They have their own special form of English. 02br 02br 00"appointed or volunteer" modifies 01i 00associated sponsors, groups, or corporations, their officers, members, or associates02i 00 0-

— Abbie1948

  • 0 These legal documents!
  • They have their own special form of English.
  • 02br 02br 00"appointed or volunteer" modifies 01i 00associated sponsors, groups, or corporations, their officers, members, or associates02i 00 0-
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0 These legal documents! They have their own special form of English. 02br
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00"appointed or volunteer" modifies 01i00associated sponsors, groups, or corporations, their officers, members, or associates02i00 0-
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0 Hi, 02br
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00The Club and any other associated sponsors, groups, or corporations, their officers, members, or associates appointed or volunteer, do not .... 12br
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00I'm inclined to argue that the phrase is intended to modify only the associates. 02br
00Reasons: 02br
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0 On reflection, you're probably right Clive. 02br
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00I believe that teaching either grammar or pnctuation to lawyers consitutes cruel and unusual punishment for 01i00us02i00, as they have their own weird little language. Over here, they avoid punctuation as far as possible. I suppose that gives more "wriggle room" 0-
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0 When I first read the sentence, I took 'appointed or volunteer' to apply to 'officers, members, or associates'. 02br
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00I suppose much would depend on whether the constitution of the club permitted appointed/volunteer officers or members. 02br
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00MrP 0-
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