Guest guest Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 > >> > "Amsha's lifetime friend, Kay Mudely, remembers Mrs. Reddy from > >> > her days as a student nurse." > >> > > >> > Does "her days as a student nurse" refer to Kay Mudely, or to > >> > Mrs. Reddy? Something about this structure seems incorrect and I > >> > can't put my finger on it...help please > >> > > > > I'm asking what the problem is with the > >construction of this sentence; > > The problem is that the antecedent of "her" is ambiguous. > > In the words of the Fowler brothers: > > "There should not be two parties justifying even a > momentary doubt about which the pronoun represents." > Right. Thank you Maharaja. Much appreciated (and to those who answered privately). ys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 blessings . . . is sought (?) "blessings . . . are. . ." (Even though you weren't asking about that.) On Jan 28, 2006, at 8:28 AM, Jayadvaita Swami wrote: >> "...the blessings of a wider sanga or community of faithful is >> sought." >> >> Should "faithful" be plural? > > No. And "of the faithful" would be more idiomatic. > > And it seems to be this stands in apposition to "sanga." So: > > "a wider sanga, or community of the faithful, is sought." > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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