Duplicate Question
The question on this page has been marked as a duplicate question.
Original Question
Use the sentences to answer the question. We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players. But the pitcher said that he...Question
Use the sentences to answer the question.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players. But the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead.
What is the most effective way to resolve the issue of contested usage in these sentences?
(1 point)
Responses
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players. However, the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players. However, the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players, but one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players, but one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players, but the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players, but the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought some water for the baseball players. But one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players. But the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead.
What is the most effective way to resolve the issue of contested usage in these sentences?
(1 point)
Responses
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players. However, the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players. However, the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players, but one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players, but one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players, but the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players, but the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought some water for the baseball players. But one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead.
Answers
There are no human answers yet.
Answered by
GPT-4o mini
The most effective way to resolve the issue of contested usage in these sentences is:
**We brought some water for the baseball players. But one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead.**
This option clarifies what "pitcher" refers to by changing it to "some water" and refers to "one of the players," which eliminates the ambiguity between the water container (pitcher) and the baseball player (pitcher).
**We brought some water for the baseball players. But one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead.**
This option clarifies what "pitcher" refers to by changing it to "some water" and refers to "one of the players," which eliminates the ambiguity between the water container (pitcher) and the baseball player (pitcher).
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.