ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: Young and strong

Mister Micawber — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 04:52:32 GMT

Fine except that #3 could mean that we do not know which quality they chose for their husbands.

Re: Young and strong

paco2004 — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 04:49:51 GMT

Hi Jandi, again!

I don't feel any difference in the sense between 'strong young men' and 'strong and young men' although the latter sounds emphasizing the two qualities equally, i.e, "the men are both strong and young".
So I think both #1 and #2 mean A and #3 (They sort out either young or strong men) means B.

But I'm not sure about this. So let us wait native speaker's answer.

paco

Young and strong

Jandi — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 01:49:23 GMT

Hello, teachers!

A. They sorted out men who were both young and strong.
B. They sorted out young men, and they sorted out strong men.
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1. They sorted out young, strong men.
2. They sorted out young and strong men.
3. They sorted out young or strong men.

I think;
T1. Sentence 1 can only mean A.
T2. Sentence 2 can mean both A and B, but A is dominant.
T3. Sentence 3 can only mean B.
Am I right?

Thank you very much.