The issue is whether the bold apples to the verb "let" or only to the verb "interview"; I hope that there's no ambiguity on this front...and if there is indeed ambiguity on this front then hopefully this is a case where common sense forces one option and resolves the ambiguity.
My general approach for the documentary was just to interview the politicians and then let the critics challenge things.
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Hi, Andrew,
@Andrew Van Wagner posted:My general approach for the documentary was just to interview the politicians and then let the critics challenge things.
As written, "just" seems to refer to both "interview" and "let." Although letting the critics challenge the points made during the interview seems to fall beyond the scope of the interview, I understand it as describing the free way in which the interview was conducted during the documentary.
Thanks!
1: How do we know that "just" attaches to both "interview" and "let"?
2: Is there a way to write it so that "just" definitely attaches to both?
@Andrew Van Wagner posted:1: How do we know that "just" attaches to both "interview" and "let"?
2: Is there a way to write it so that "just" definitely attaches to both?
Those two verbs are connected, as when you say:
A. I don't know how to raise my kids.
B. Just show them the options and let them choose.
