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newbie99 | 07:31 Sun 19th Aug 2018 | News

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Could someone explain the following sentence from a news article?:

"THE mother of an 11-year-old girl killed by a lorry driver who was on his mobile is getting behind a campaign to stop phones being used behind the wheel."

My initial thoughts in my mind was who got killed? The mother or the 11 year old.?
I find it very hard to understand the sentence.

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aelmpvw

if the mother was killed how could she get behind the campaign?

Cloverjo

Haha, good trolling!
Oh yes, the mother who was killed is behind the campaign, of course!

Sorry to make light of a very serious and tragic incident.

newbie99

Question Author

Aelmp, well responded. Thanks for the clue...
English is my worse area.

Cloverjo

Sorry. I shouldn't call you a troll, newbie99. You've been around a long time for a newbie:) I guess you are not a native English speaker, in which case your English is excellent.

Old_Geezer

The sentence could do with a couple of commas, IMO.
Wouldn't have helped your confusion though.

ichkeria

I think the context makes it clear. If it had been the mother who had been killed then she would have been the one doing the campaigning.

maggiebee

As OG suggested, punctuation would have made this statement easier to read.

ToraToraTora

I'm assuming English is not your first Language. It's clear to me.

smurfchops

Ichkeria ... Again, if the mother had been killed, how would she have been doing the campaigning?

ToraToraTora

i think ich meant "wouldn't" above

Togo

"THE mother, of an 11-year-old girl killed by a lorry driver who was on his mobile, is getting behind a campaign to stop phones being used behind the wheel."

Toga edit with punctuation.

hc4361

I don't like that first comma, Togo

Togo

Hmm perhaps this is better in hindsight.

"THE mother of an 11-year-old girl, killed by a lorry driver who was on his mobile, is getting behind a campaign to stop phones being used behind the wheel."

fiction-factory

In addition to the above answers, I suggest that if the mother had been the one who had died there would be liitle point in mentioning the age of her child.
I don't think the suggested extra commas help, but I realise that sometimes they are a matter of personal choice