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According to Italy's top anti-Mafia

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saketvaishnav
 Post subject: Re: According to Italy's top anti-Mafia
 Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:59 am 
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the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of the “The Godfather” and near to those he most trusted.

what is- and near to those- referring to, does it mean- a town near to those he trusted? If that is the case, is it correct?how can a town be near to those you trust, those you trust might be living in a town but town near to those you trust- does not make a logical sense.
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jnelson0612
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 Post Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:05 pm 
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Please read Ron's posts on the previous page. There is one that addresses exactly this issue.

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poonam.khatri
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According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of the “The Godfather” and near to those he most trusted.


Isn't the usage of "the" before "The Godfather" incorrect?
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jnelson0612
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poonam.khatri wrote:
According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of the “The Godfather” and near to those he most trusted.


Isn't the usage of "the" before "The Godfather" incorrect?


Yes, that first "the" must be a typo.

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chandolumanmohan
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 Post Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:00 pm 
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I am not able to understand what "near to those he trusted" modifies:
a) ailing mobster came to take a refuge in Corleone, near to those he trusted (Here it can mean he came near to people he trusted in Corleone, by coming to Corleone)
b) Town corleone was near to those he trusted --> This is the meaning which comes out from the option A, because of closeness principle..

To ensure the first option, which sounds more relevant to me, distance between "near to.. " and main phrase should be reduced and Corleone should be taken out... For this reason I thought E is better. But may be as pointed out above that phrases should not end with a preposition can be the reasn to rule out E.

Thoughts?
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jnelson0612
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 Post Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:33 pm 
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chandolumanmohan wrote:
I am not able to understand what "near to those he trusted" modifies:
a) ailing mobster came to take a refuge in Corleone, near to those he trusted (Here it can mean he came near to people he trusted in Corleone, by coming to Corleone)
b) Town corleone was near to those he trusted --> This is the meaning which comes out from the option A, because of closeness principle..

To ensure the first option, which sounds more relevant to me, distance between "near to.. " and main phrase should be reduced and Corleone should be taken out... For this reason I thought E is better. But may be as pointed out above that phrases should not end with a preposition can be the reasn to rule out E.

Thoughts?


"near to those he trusted" is modifying "the town": the town is near to those he trusted. There is a lot of explanation on the previous page about why E is incorrect; take a look and tell us if you still need help.

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