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Offline mallu

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Which is the most likely topic in the sentence.
« on: September 28, 2014, 11:35:11 PM »
Here is a sentence drawn from some book (I dont remember its title)

'They say of Jim that Mary is taller than him.

Which is the most likely sentence topic here? Mary or Jim.

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Offline Daniel

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Re: Which is the most likely topic in the sentence.
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2014, 11:42:49 PM »
Jim.
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