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 #2 (permalink) Fri Oct 03, 2008 15:47 pm what to lable the following phrase for parts of speech 'I have ever seen'? |
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One observation.
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| "George is much more fleet of ......... than I gave him credit for. I thought that the falling beam was sure to crush him but he moved faster than I have ever seen him move to avoid it," Tom told Ron. |
It sounds as though the beam has fallen more than once and that George has dodged it each time.
Better:
"George is much more fleet of ......... than I gave him credit for. I thought that the falling beam was sure to crush him but he moved to avoid it faster than I have ever seen (him move) ," Tom told Ron. |
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Molly
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Oct 03, 2008 17:31 pm what to lable the following phrase for parts of speech 'I have ever seen'? |
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| Molly wrote: |
| "George is much more fleet of ......... than I gave him credit for. I thought that the falling beam was sure to crush him but he moved to avoid it faster than I have ever seen (him move) ," Tom told Ron. |
...and your wording can be also interpreted as ..avoid it very fast.
I think that the sentence is good as it stands, because the reader should be able to discern the intended, reasonable meaning, and brush away other possible meanings that do not fit the bill. |
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| #4 (permalink) Sat Oct 04, 2008 2:09 am what to lable the following phrase for parts of speech 'I have ever seen'? |
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| I think that the sentence is good as it stands, because the reader should be able to discern the intended, reasonable meaning, and brush away other possible meanings that do not fit the bill. |
So, upon first reading it is ambiguous, right? |
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