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To All The English Gurus In The House, This Is 4 U. by DAMEHLISM(m): 8:51pm On Jun 14, 2018 |
Please who can help to answer this question. "who was drunk"
mother or daughter?
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Re: To All The English Gurus In The House, This Is 4 U. by Viralkid: 8:53pm On Jun 14, 2018 |
Daughter obviously.. |
Re: To All The English Gurus In The House, This Is 4 U. by Bholutife18(f): 8:59pm On Jun 14, 2018 |
¤¤¤ STRUCTURAL AMBIGUITY It could be expressed either in terms of the mother or the daughter. Either ways gives you a correct answer. |
Re: To All The English Gurus In The House, This Is 4 U. by Nobody: 9:25pm On Jun 14, 2018 |
This is better written as 1. A woman beat up her daughter because the former was drunk. 2. A woman beat up her daughter because the latter was drunk. Standard usage of the English language does not accept such ambiguity. |
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