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But none of the extensive preparations halted the rampage of an 18-year-old gunman who entered a Uvalde elementary school this week and killed 19 children and two teachers. Family members who had rushed to the scene said they pleaded with officers, who were assembling outside the school, to enter the building.
Source: NYTimes
Who are the subject of the verb 'enter' here? Officers or family members? Both could have guns to fight the gunman. On second thought, I think it is officers. Because if it was the members, it would be written as "to be allowed to enter". The problem is of logic, why didn‘t the officers enter the school to stop the violence? The confusion of the logic leads to the confusion of understanding the grammar.
Source: NYTimes
Who are the subject of the verb 'enter' here? Officers or family members? Both could have guns to fight the gunman. On second thought, I think it is officers. Because if it was the members, it would be written as "to be allowed to enter". The problem is of logic, why didn‘t the officers enter the school to stop the violence? The confusion of the logic leads to the confusion of understanding the grammar.
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