[文法] 形容詞子句範圍

[tenboguang ()]

請教一下Azar的習題 講whose的使用 其中一個題目
I have to call the man. I accidentally picked up his umbrella after the
meeting.
而答案似乎是：
I have to call the man whose umbrella I accidentally picked up after the
meeting.
有個疑問是該如何判斷子句的範圍，若從以下來看
I have to call the man whose umbrella I accidentally picked up after the
meeting.
語意似乎會變成這樣?
I have to call the man after the meeting. I accidentally picked up his
umbrella.
意思就有所不同!?

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※ 編輯: tenboguang (118.171.52.76 臺灣), 12/19/2023 22:43:43
→ dunchee:  dunchee.blogspot.com/2016/09/tmp1.html
rule of proximity似乎是用在Subject-Verb Agreement??
主要的問題是假設情境相反，若是一開始先有這句:
I have to call the man whose umbrella I accidentally picked up after the
meeting.
那該如何判斷其語意?
※ 編輯: tenboguang (118.171.52.76 臺灣), 12/20/2023 09:48:40
→ a16745984: r.o.p 不只主詞動詞啦 中文也有 r.o.p. 但是講不太出
→ a16745984: 來中文的規則是啥 語言來自人性 r.o.p是個彈性的規則
推 cuylerLin: 如果要在會議之後打給那個人，把 after the meeting 前
→ cuylerLin: 挪到句首，After the meeting, I have to call ... [佳
→ cuylerLin: ]
→ cuylerLin: 或者 I have to call the man after the meeting whose
→ cuylerLin:  ... [次佳，有 dangling modifier 的問題]
→ tenboguang: 原來如此  感謝