3. Some students posted a lot of unkind comments, and they made fun of my pose.
(In this sentence, 'they' refers to 'a lot of unkind comments.' Am I right? Or does 'they' refer to 'some students'? In that case, the clause 'and they....' has two meanings. It's ambiguous, isn't it?)
Yes, you're right. It's ambiguous.
And yes, you're right about 4 and 5, too.
Yes, in 7, "they" refers to "students."
1. Some students posted a lot of unkind comments, making fun of my pose.
2. Some students posted a lot of unkind comments, which made fun of my pose.
3. Some students posted a lot of unkind comments, and they made fun of my pose.
(In this sentence, 'they' refers to 'a lot of unkind comments.' Am I right? Or does 'they' refer to 'some students'? In that case, the clause 'and they....' has two meanings. It's ambiguous, isn't it?)
4. Some students posted a lot of unkind comments making fun of my pose.
5. Some students posted a lot of unkind comments which make fun of my pose.
(Without the comma, #4 mean $5? Is that right?)
6. Making fun of my pose, some students posted a lot of unkind comments.
7. While they made fun of my pose, some students posted a lot of unkind comments.
( In this case, 'they' refers to 'some students' Am I right?)
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