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Jack112 Posted 19 years ago
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1. The trail is beside a river with a very nice view of the city. (Is this sentence saying that the river has a very nice view of the city or the trail has a view nice view of the city?)
  

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Technically, it says the river. But I think it's intended to mean the trail. "

— BarbaraPA

  • Technically, it says the river.
  • But I think it's intended to mean the trail.
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Technically, it says the river. But I think it's intended to mean the trail. You can fix it by saying "The trail is beside a river and has a very nice view of the city."
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Confusing. Needs re-writing. As it is:

1. The trail is beside a river with a very nice view of the city. For most people, the river has the good view. Restrictive-form, with binds to the closest term (river).

1. The trail is beside a river, with a very nice view of the c
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We saw a man on a hill with a telescope.

CJ
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Did you? Because I read about when Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the library!
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