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<p>Pg 847, test 8, sec 3 # 19</p>

<p>George Thorton Emmons (was one) of a handful of ethnographers who (committed) (their life) (to studying) the tlingit culture of the Northwest Coast.</p>

<p>In this sentence, can "who" modify either George or ethnographers or must "who" modify ethonographers? In other words, can their life be changed to either "his life" or "their lives"?</p>

<p>A side question:</p>

<p>to studying: both "studying" and "study" here would be ok correct? studying would make the last part a noun ("to" a preposition), and "study" would make "to study" a verb right?</p>

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<p>It should be "their lives", as you said.</p>

<p>And I don't think "to study" would be correct, because "committed" doesn't precede verbs.</p>

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<p>first one would be hard for me, but since there are no commas, I would assume the who refers to ethnographers. Is this sentence correct?</p>

<p>I think pnly to studying works. to study would only work if it was "had committed". Im just going by what sounds right to me so maybe someone else can back me up on this.</p>

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<p>(their life) isn't correct since it has to be their lives. My question is if "his life" is acceptable or not. </p>

<p>ty :)</p>

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<p>his life is wrong`~~ not acceptable..</p>