Subj : BBS
To   : Mike Powell
From : Alexander Koryagin
Date : Sun Jul 28 2019 19:56:38

Hi, Mike Powell!
I read your message from 28.07.2019 03:22

 ak>> I somehow don't understand the last sentence.

 ak>> "The pair may have been helped by a civilian who did not recognise
 ak>> them to leave the area".

 MP> It is very oddly worded. It would make more sense as:

 MP> "The pair may have been helped by a civilian, who did not recognise
 MP> them, to leave the area." (OK)

Although, as I read it in a punctuation textbook, we can embrace words with 
commas only in case if the words are not necessary for understanding of the 
sentence (they are nonessential elements). But in this case the words "who did 
not recognise them" are essential.

 MP> "The pair may have been helped to leave the area by a civilian who
 MP> did not recognise them." (better, in my opinion)

Yeah, and I think any Russian would write it like this. :)


PS: Anton, thanks to you, too.

Bye, Mike!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2019

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