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Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by Transcription: 8:06pm On Jan 12, 2018 |
The sentence is open to dual interpretation both of which are grammatical. It permits both drunk-mother meaning and drunk-daughter interpretation. This type of expression supports the claim by linguists that syntactic constituents are capable of movement which permits the upstairs and downstairs reading. |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by Adukey(f): 8:43pm On Jan 12, 2018 |
donstan18:Uwc |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by sheDD(m): 8:03am On May 29, 2018 |
donstan18: pls bro! would it be a hard thing 4 you if I ask for ur phone number!! I have sth to share with you!!! |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by DEIFIED(m): 8:30am On May 29, 2018 |
The mother is drunk. If it was to be the daughter, the write will probably put it this way; A mother beat up her daughter for being drunk. |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by NaMe4: 8:51am On May 29, 2018 |
The daughter was drunk. That was the reason she got beaten by her mother. Same as: A mother beats up her daughter because she stole 1m Naira. The conjunction 'because' precedes the reason for the action in the earlier phrase - A Mother beats up her daughter. 3 Likes |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by Mcy56(f): 9:14am On May 29, 2018 |
The mother |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by WhiskeyTangoFox: 12:14pm On May 29, 2018 |
donstan18: |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by Nobody: 12:15pm On May 29, 2018 |
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Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by deeway200(m): 12:15pm On May 29, 2018 |
either of them |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by Seetto: 12:16pm On May 29, 2018 |
Both of them are drunkard, the daughter receives beating from her mother because she was drunk. 1 Like |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by dexterinc2003: 12:16pm On May 29, 2018 |
A simple coma would have made this easy. No one speaks the way they write, the answer lies where one pauses when speaking. |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by kingJoya(m): 12:16pm On May 29, 2018 |
a mother beats UP her daughter because she was drunk it's the mother that was drunk. if it was a mother beats her daughter because she was drunk. then in this context the daughter was drunk. |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by Proudlyngwa(m): 12:16pm On May 29, 2018 |
Op, pictures or we don't believe the beating 2 Likes |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by frankmelv(m): 12:17pm On May 29, 2018 |
but wait let me ask, who saw them i mean the person should come and explain to us... we cant be stressing ourselves for nothing nah 2 Likes |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by khatea: 12:17pm On May 29, 2018 |
donstan18: |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by INFOTECH2: 12:18pm On May 29, 2018 |
donstan18: More like the mother. This is because of the context |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by Yusuf54: 12:18pm On May 29, 2018 |
Why Was She beaten ? She was beaten because she was drunk.It was her Daughter that was drunk |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by misterjosh(m): 12:18pm On May 29, 2018 |
RadicallyBlunt: I can as well say... If it was d daughter, it would be; A mother beats up her drunken daughter. Fact is with just that one sentence, we cannot tell who was really drunk. |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by vincentjk(m): 12:18pm On May 29, 2018 |
The daughter was drunk not the mother |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by BlackHatNaija: 12:21pm On May 29, 2018 |
It's the mother that was drunk! In another words the act of drunkenness made her beat up her daughter. 1 Like |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by BlackHatNaija: 12:21pm On May 29, 2018 |
It's the mother that was drunk! In another words the act of drunkenness made her beat up her daughter. |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by Sanchez01: 12:21pm On May 29, 2018 |
donstan18:The statement does not make sense. Why? It is ambiguous and ambiguity leads to vagueness. Example; 1. Why did the mother beat up her child? Because she was drunk. (Who was??) Implied: A. The mother beat up her child because she (her child) was drunk. B. The mother beat up her child because she (herself) was drunk. A statement that can be interpreted either ways in English language is vague (owing to ambiguity) as there are no specifics. This one is useless. 1 Like |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by Vistafm: 12:24pm On May 29, 2018 |
Simple........ A mother beats up her daughter because the former was drunk or A mother beats up her daughter because the latter was drunk 1 Like |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by Bluehaven(m): 12:24pm On May 29, 2018 |
RadicallyBlunt:Then you could also say "a mother beats up her drunken daughter." |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by lexy2014: 12:32pm On May 29, 2018 |
ogorwyne:maybe d writer of d statement is also drunk 1 Like |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by IamPlato(m): 12:33pm On May 29, 2018 |
donstan18:... The Daughter Was Drunk. The word "Because" explains Why The Daughter Gets Beaten By Mother 3 Likes |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by presented007(m): 12:34pm On May 29, 2018 |
Nairaland sef this post that is same age with Nairaland is just coming to front page today.... |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by Maken1005: 12:34pm On May 29, 2018 |
nurey: Yes the Daughter I concur but the right sentence: A mother beats up her daughter BECAUSE, she was drunk |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by IamGoke(m): 12:35pm On May 29, 2018 |
Where is GrammarNazi1?? |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by fucktoto: 12:37pm On May 29, 2018 |
LionDeLeo: you're a bloody mooooooslim terrorist. you'd better stopped fasting and start drinking your regular burukutu mixed with soured kunu because your prayers won't get beyond your roofs. back to the question, how could you tell it wasn't the mother that was drunk and not the daughter. please no insults...i'm enjoying my holiday and i'm kind of high on heineken. |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by adams345(m): 12:37pm On May 29, 2018 |
it is the mother dat is drunk here assuming d question is like dis a mother beats up her daughter because she is drunk den d daughter is been affected here cause there is a difference there IS and was |
Re: A Mother Beats Up Her Daughter Because She Was Drunk: Who Was Drunk? by Tonytonex(m): 12:45pm On May 29, 2018 |
This Is For yr 1 or yr 2 Students. |
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