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by akashkumar1987 » Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:22 pm
Hi,

Ambiguous: I like cheese more than Yvette.
Right: I like cheese more than Yvette DOES.
Right: I like cheese more than I DO Yvette.

Please explain what is the issue in the Ambiguous sentence and how is it corrected in the "Right" sentence.

Thanks,
Akash
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by EricJA » Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:47 pm
The first sentence is ambigious because two meanings are possible:

I like cheese more than Yvette likes cheese.

I like cheese more than I like Yvette.

The writer's meaning is clear in both of the "right" sentences, so the problem has been corrected.
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