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BMO
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 Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 9:48 pm Post subject: Pronoun |
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He hoped with all his might that maybe his friend was finally able to...
Is "his might" referring to HE or HIS FRIEND?
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 9:21 am Post subject: Re: Pronoun |
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| BMO wrote: |
He hoped with all his might that maybe his friend was finally able to...
Is "his might" referring to HE or HIS FRIEND? |
No. "Might" in this case means "strength" (internal strength of will power for this instance). |
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BMO
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| Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Sorry. The question should be his might or his friend's might. |
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bud
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| Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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| "His might" refers to "he," not to "his friend." |
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BMO
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| Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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| bud wrote: |
| "His might" refers to "he," not to "his friend." |
Thanks.
How about this:
He hoped with all her might that maybe his friend was finally able to...
Is the above correct grammar-wise? If so, this time the "might" is referring to his friend's (who is a she.")
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bud
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| Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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| No, because he can't hope with her strength. It would be like saying that he walked all the way home on her tired legs. Does it help to know that to hope with all one might is an idiom? It means to hope furiously. |
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