Questions tagged [attachment-ambiguity]
For questions about sentences have two different interpretations depending on which part of the sentence is modified by a different part. An example is "Police kill man with a knife." It could mean that the man who was killed had a knife, or that the police used a knife to kill a man.
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Referring question of the phrase " in this respect" in the following sentence
For the activity of being aware is one of those, like chess in this
respect, where understanding their point is itself part of their
point.
It's seem like the phrase "in this respect" ...
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that brother of Jane who is
a. I am talking about the brother of Jane who is a doctor.
b. I am talking about that brother of Jane who is a doctor.
c. I am talking about the brother of Jane, who is a doctor.
d. I am talking about ...
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to open the main gate
a. I have a key to open the main gate in my room.
b. I have a toy to keep the dog amused in my pocket.
Are the above sentences grammatically correct?
Obviously the main gate is not in my room and the ...
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Meaning of "I will not kill you due to your talent"
What is the meaning of:
I will not kill you due to your talent.
Does that mean:
[I will not kill you] [due to your talent].
Because you are talented, I will not kill you.
[I will not] [kill you ...
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I saw a man in the room
I saw a man in the room.
I saw the man in the room.
1a. I saw a man who was in the room.
There were five people in the room, for example. I saw one man who was in the room. In this case, 'in the room'...
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