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2Likes- 08-Feb-2012, 07:21 #1
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and it was *he* Her [Captain's girlfriend's] father had a strip of land on which he grew taro and bananas and he had a boat in which he went fishing. He was vaguely related to the mate of the schooner [Captain's schooner], and it was he who took Captain Butler up to the shabby little frame house to spend an idle evening. They took a bottle of whisky with them and the ukulele.
(W.S. Maugham; Honolulu)
Can we be at least 95% sure of whom 'he' refers to (the mate of the schooner or 'her father')?
I would think it was 'the mate of the schooner'.
Thanks.
- 08-Feb-2012, 07:45 #2
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Teacher Re: and it was *he* I am not sure at all.
Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
- 08-Feb-2012, 07:50 #3
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Teacher Re: and it was *he* I have now read on a little, and discovered that it was the mate who took the Captain. This is not made clear in your sentences.
The Trembling of a Leaf by William Somerset Maugham: HonoluluContext is always important; labelling is rarely important.
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