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Old 07-Mar-2007, 17:16
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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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oops! sorry for this double posting
but I do not see how I can eraze one of them ((
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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.
Thank you. :)
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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