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Originally Posted by Super Sonic  Is this one the same as well: " c. I read the book in my room." ? It may mean that "I always read my book in my room" and that "I read my book in my room yesterday", right? The difference can only be understood by listening to(Is this preposition required here? ) how the word read is pronounced, I guess...? |
"I read the book in my room" could mean:-
1) The book that I read is now in my room
2) When I read the book, I sat in my room to do it
The structure of the sentence makes it unclear, because 'in the room' has two nouns ('I' and 'the book') in front of it, so either 'I' or 'the book' could in the room.
What you are saying is true, in that it could mean 'I read the book in my room (all the time)' or 'I read the book in my room (in the past)', but the different pronunciation of 'read' would make the meaning clear to a listener.