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a. He has fought all of us. b. He has fought every one of us. c. He has fought each of us. d. He had a fight with all of us. e. He had a fight with every one of us. f. He has a fight with each of us. In which case: 1. We are talking about separate fights and in which case 2. We are talking about a ...

Can one say a. He orders her around every day enough to get exhausted. b. He orders her around every day, enough to get exhausted. c. He orders her around every day enough to make her exhausted. d. He orders her around every day, enough to make her exhausted. ? Are (a) and (b) ambiguous? Who is gett...

Can one say a. I did not go along with his plan to make me a star. b. I did not go along with his plan for me to become a star. c. I did not go along with his plan so that I would become a star. d. I did not go along with his plan for making me a star. e. I did not go along with his plan for becomin...

a. They confiscated suitcases of journalists. b. They confiscated suitcases of the journalists. c. They confiscated the suitcases of journalists. d. They confiscated the suitcases of the journalists. e. They confiscated journalists' suitcases. f. They confiscated the journalists' suitcases. Which o...

"Too much of something isn't good for you." Is this sentence ambiguous? One meaning a. Too much of anything isn't good for you. Second meaning: b.Too much of a specific thing isn't good for you. I went to the doctor and he told me that too much of something wasn't good for me, but I was so drunk I ...

We know that Dan is a member of their gang. But is he a hitman? a. No. Dan is the man to supply illegal material. b. No. Dan is the man for supplying illegal material. c. No. Dan is their man to supply illegal material. d. No. Dan is their man for supplying illegal material. e. No. Dan is somebody t...

Can one say

a. You are expected to produce traditional musical compositions, not so much experimental ones.
?

If one can what is the difference between that sentence and this one
b. You are expected to produce traditional musical compositions, not experimental ones.
?

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Is (c) atrocious as well?

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a. He was the man the police saw and stopped his car.

Did he stop his car or the police?

Can one say

b. He was the man whom they arrested and escaped.
instead of
c. He was the man whom they arrested and who escaped.
?

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