navi tasan
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- Joined
- Nov 19, 2002
- Member Type
- Academic
- Native Language
- Persian
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- Iran
- Current Location
- United States
1) The chess champion was finally defeated by a child.
2) The chess champion was finally defeated, by a child.
Which of the above sentences mean:
A) The chess champion was finally defeated. He was defeated by a child.
I think '1' doesn't have the desired meaning. It means he had never been beaten by a child. The idea is that he was never beaten, and he was beaten by a child. I think '2' work, but in it 'by a child' is an afterthought.
Gratefully,
Navi.
2) The chess champion was finally defeated, by a child.
Which of the above sentences mean:
A) The chess champion was finally defeated. He was defeated by a child.
I think '1' doesn't have the desired meaning. It means he had never been beaten by a child. The idea is that he was never beaten, and he was beaten by a child. I think '2' work, but in it 'by a child' is an afterthought.
Gratefully,
Navi.
