married her at the age of twenty two

[navi tasan]

1) He married her at the age of twenty two.

Can one tell who was twenty two at the time of marriage, he or she?

I think there is another possibility: 'he' is the father and he marries his daughter (i.e. 'her') when she is twenty two.

As is often the case, I am trying to figure out if the sentence is ambiguous or not. Obviously, context will clarify things.

 

[Rover_KE]

There's no way of telling who is 22 in that sentence.

It could be 'he', 'her' or the licensed marriage celebrant (not 'her father', as a man can't marry his daughter.}

 

[Rover_KE]

NOTE: If you have a reason to write ‘twenty-two’ rather than ‘22’, it needs a hyphen.

 

[emsr2d2]

For "He" to be her father, you'd need "He married her off at the age of 22". That suggests an arranged marriage.