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Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by triplechoice(m): 4:48pm On May 02 |
Hillarie: My dear ,each of the constituent parts of the sentence have their function . If you know what they're ,you won't argue this with me. The adverbial clause, "because she was drunk" is performing the function of an adverb, and adverbs can only modify verbs, adjectives, and another adverb, not nouns. The clause is modifying the action, "beats up" and not describing the daughter as drunk. Please read up grammatical function to understand this better. "A father beat up his daughter because he was drunk " ,is the same kind of sentence. You cannot argue in the above that it's the daughter that was drunk. |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by israelmao(m): 4:51pm On May 02 |
That sentence is ambiguous it could mother or daughter that was drunk. |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by Wanta(m): 4:55pm On May 02 |
One of them.... Gbam!!! |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by AfDapone: 5:00pm On May 02 |
kings59: Help us rewrite the English if the mother was the one who was drunk. |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by MorataFC: 5:01pm On May 02 |
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Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by AlfaSeltzer(m): 5:12pm On May 02 |
Only illiterates speak like this. |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by InvertedHammer: 5:14pm On May 02 |
/ Any Nigerian bragging about being proficient in English language is a fool. / |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by GanagiBitrus: 5:18pm On May 02 |
kings59:You are wrong & just succeeded in misinforming ignorant N/landers. That sentence is AMBIGUOUS & could mean either of them was drunk. To remove any ambiguity; A mother beats up her daughter because the daughter was drunk. Or A mother beats up her daughter because the mother was drunk. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by jnrbayano(m): 5:18pm On May 02 |
Asawoboy: Mother or daughter is the answer due to the clumsiness of the grammar construction |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by olisamax(m): 5:21pm On May 02 |
Both of them are drunk |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by MetaMatrix: 5:27pm On May 02 |
kings59: You wrong, a comma (,) would have needed be after the subject ( the mother) indicating 2 mutually exclusive actions. The mother was drunk 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by HALCYON44: 5:29pm On May 02 |
A mother is the subject Beats up is the verb( concord) Her daughter ( object) Because she was drunk( adverb of reason) modifies the verb phrase "beats up" Definitely the daughter is the one that is drunk. If it's the mother that is drunk. The sentence will be the "drunk mother "beats up her daughter |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by Biglittlelois(f): 5:33pm On May 02 |
Tapout: You are right, I actually scored 03 in Jamb. |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by Biglittlelois(f): 5:34pm On May 02 |
CaptainFM1: He is wrong, it is an ambiguous expression that can go both ways that's why I gave possible instances to that sentence. 1 Like |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by Biglittlelois(f): 5:34pm On May 02 |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by Tapout(m): 5:40pm On May 02 |
Biglittlelois: Keep it up! |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by criuze(m): 5:49pm On May 02 |
There's English word called ambiguity |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by CrossRhodes: 5:50pm On May 02 |
Biglittlelois:Until then set am for IELTS, then you go know say straight answer dey. |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by triplechoice(m): 5:51pm On May 02 |
HALCYON44: You got it very wrong Look at sentence below with the same structure and tell me who was drunk? "A Father beat up his daughter because he was drunk " |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by george5084(m): 6:06pm On May 02 |
The daughter here is the drunk one...she's probably talking sh*t...that pissed the mother to beat her |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by CaptainFM1: 6:07pm On May 02 |
Biglittlelois: Motigbo! |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by triplechoice(m): 6:08pm On May 02 |
Biglittlelois: Where's the ambiguity in the sentence? |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by drerocker: 6:30pm On May 02 |
kings59:Wrong ans score u 4/10 |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by daniwise(m): 6:30pm On May 02 |
There is actually no direct answer to this question.Both mother and daughter could have been drunk.when making such comments,one should be specific.e.g The dad beat his son because he(son or dad) was drunk. |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by BeauBragnar11: 6:35pm On May 02 |
Saviourk: You must not chuck mouth for everything!! The Daughter is the object and direct recipient of the action!! There's nothing ambiguous there!! |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by ukaface(f): 6:53pm On May 02 |
Biglittlelois:😂😂😂 |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by Xinox: 6:57pm On May 02 |
Biglittlelois:No way! Her daughter was drunk. The mother performed the action ![]() |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by uuzba(m): 7:12pm On May 02 |
Biglittlelois: The original statement is one way many British and Americans make jokes and comedies. It's just misdirecting the subject of the sentence. And it is intellectually engaging. They don't have to speak bad grammar just to make a joke. Many Nigerian comedians do not understand this and resort to speaking bad English grammar as their joke. Which is totally unintellectual. Here's a British skit that make use of this type of logic. The Guy is telling a story with some particular subjects and the bar man is constantly referring to a different subject out of the same sentence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8ko2nCk_hE Man: My wife just doesn't understand me. (My reasonings as a man) Barman: Polish or something (else) is she? (Polish people (from Poland) will not understand when you speak English). |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by Neoteny(m): 7:16pm On May 02 |
kings59: "It" is clearly the object. The pronoun "she" can refer to both the subject and object as they're the same gender, so the answer is largely dependent on the context of preceding or proceeding information. |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by Pimine: 7:26pm On May 02 |
The sentence itself is wrong. Correct it first before expecting an answer. Now, as for the sentence, there is ambiguity. It could be the mother or the daughter. Next time, be more specific in your communication to avoid ambiguity. |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by Slydan204: 7:46pm On May 02 |
kings59:Oga abeg chop knuckle |
Re: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by Ifyok50(m): 7:49pm On May 02 |
O'boy, nland get professors of English here oooo. I throw way salute for una. |
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