she had a baby with a heart disease.
did the mom have a heart disease or the baby??
2006-10-01 02:38:39 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Studying Abroad
The baby had the heart disease. Had it been the mother, one might rewrite the sentence in this way:
The woman, who suffered heart disease, had a baby.
The beauty of the English language is that one can always rewrite sentences to avoid unnecessary confusion.
2006-10-01 02:47:47 · answer #1 · answered by wheezer_april_4th_1966 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although it's more likely that the baby had a heart disease, since "baby" is closest to the complement "with a heart disease", the sentence may look ambiguous to some.
This kind of sentence should be avoided if the writer values good style.
The sentence could be rewritten as follows:
The baby she had/Her baby was afflicted by a heart disease.
Take care!
2006-10-01 02:49:39 · answer #2 · answered by Dave 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems pretty obvious from the statement that the "baby has a heart disease".
If you break this up..
She had a baby ----> with a heart disease.
2006-10-01 02:49:44 · answer #3 · answered by Paul K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate when people do that!
I would say the baby had the heart disease.
2006-10-01 02:46:53 · answer #4 · answered by J13891 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to say that the baby had a heart disease.
2006-10-01 02:41:34 · answer #5 · answered by malteser*_* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know. It's so funny when people do that. I even see it in books, and hear it on the news. I think what they mean is that the baby had heart disease.
2006-10-01 02:41:57 · answer #6 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The baby.The baby with a heart disease means it's the baby.Otherwise it would be ,With a heart disease she had a baby.
2006-10-01 02:47:56 · answer #7 · answered by mary 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The baby
2006-10-01 02:42:19 · answer #8 · answered by Kevin F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well when u say she, then the baby has a heart disease, beacause look at the word with, if with comes before the subject then that is the word being described
2006-10-01 02:42:35 · answer #9 · answered by -*B*-Radicalll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the baby she had,had heart disease.not the mother.
2006-10-01 02:48:33 · answer #10 · answered by tonima 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋