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[hela]

Dear teachers,

Which meaning do these sentences have, please?

1) A poor invalid�s diet =
a) → A diet for a poor invalid;

AND / OR

b) → A poor diet for an invalid.

2) The poor invalid�s diet = → the diet of the poor invalid. (ONLY ?)

3) The invalid�s poor diet = → the poor diet of the invalid. (ONLY ?)

Thank you for your help.
Hela

[bud]

1. a... (Maybe an argument could be made that b is also correct, but the phrasing of 3 would normally be used to avoid the confusion.)

2 & 3. Those are the only possible meanings that I can imagine.

[hela]

Thank you very much, Bud.

See you,
Hela