for examplle,,
He made me go without telling the truth
in this case it could be without me telling the truth or his telling the truth?
2007-12-22 23:27:31 · 6 answers · asked by Aiko 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
yes, the meaning is ambiguous because the sentence is poorly structured and thus unclear (no indication of which of two possible parties did not tell the truth).
2007-12-23 01:48:37 · answer #1 · answered by busterwasmycat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frankly, I think it is simply bad grammar. The sentence is ambiguous, but it could mean he made you leave without telling the truth OR he simply would never allow you to speak the truth. I don't see how the sentence has anything to do with him talking about the truth.
Here's a classic example of an ambiguous sentence.
Flying planes are dangerous.
2007-12-23 07:36:56 · answer #2 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ambiguous is making something up. Keeping you from telling the truth is threatening.
2007-12-23 07:41:30 · answer #3 · answered by MessieJessie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it would be me not telling the truth.
2007-12-23 07:30:06 · answer #4 · answered by anyone 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but ambigous is
"where?" Probably "away"
If you had a comma after "go", "telling" would relate to "He",
But because you don't it relates to "me go".
It's also ambiguous because it has no period, meaning it's a fragment (even with subject verb and object and object's gerund phrase), and there should be more.
2007-12-23 07:33:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it could go either way, it depends on the circumstance.
2007-12-23 07:31:19 · answer #6 · answered by Grey Man 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋