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Old 08-Mar-2007, 14:05
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Default Re: Who does it refer to?

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Originally Posted by black_velvet View Post
PLease, look at this phrase:
"An injured man lies completely still in a hospital room with doctors hovering at his bedside, APPEARING SERENE AND PEACEFUL as he slowly succumbs to death. However, in his OWN mind, memories of a recent battle vividly flash by. Thoughts of death and chaos haunt him, even in his final moments."
Can you tell me who the capitalized phrase is refering to - the patient himself or the doctors.
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It's not a very easy sentence to read though. The doctors have already been hovering, so the reader naturally ties to apply the next -ing word to them.

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