To all the english experts.

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by lIlIllVash-The-StampedelIlIllI, Feb 3, 2018.

  1. Mother slapped her daughter because she was drunk.


    who was drunk?
     
  2. The mother?
     
  3. Daughter, but it could be any
     
  4. The daughter ig
     
  5. both drunk
     
  6. It can be either one, because there's no comma and the she isn't specified.
     
  7. When I write my sentences, pronouns I use after a conjunction always refer to their corresponding parts in the original sentence in such a way that

    Original sentence:
    Mother (subject)
    Slapped her daughter (predicate)

    Clause:
    Because (conjunction)
    She (subject)
    Was drunk (predicate)

    With the analogy in consideration, 'she' would refer to 'mother'

    Gramatically however, it could refer to any of the two. The analogy I used is just personal preference.
     
  8. The daughter was drunk
     
  9. The mother slapped her daughter because she was drunk.
    She being the daughter.
     
  10. Think of it in this way, if you reverse the sentence, it would be:

    She was drunk so the mother slapped her daughter.

    There are 2 pronouns in the sentence. She and her. Surely, 'her' refers to 'mother' (her daughter = the mother's daughter). If 'she' refers to 'daughter' the pronouns would be inconsistent and confusing.
     
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  12. Bruhhh my head...

    Oh yay it worked. First gif used ?
     
  13. Call child services :(
     
  14. Could be either, due to the sentence not having a precise meaning. Therefore, everyone will have a different interpretation depending on the way they see the sentence.
     
  15. Ambiguous

    Could be either

    next
     
  16. That ends that
     
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