Thursday, February 19, 2015

meaning - Multiple Instances of Same Noun: Does the use of "that" distinguish between them?

Consider the following sentence taken from some co-operative housing rules:





"Any costs of repairing a suite are the responsibility of the owner of a suite, which could be a different suite from the suite repaired, if the damage was caused by the owner or guest of that suite."




There are two different instances of "suite" in this sentence: The suite that was repaired, and the suite whose owner or guest caused the damage. Does "that suite" refer unambiguously to one instance or another?

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