Dear teachers,
Please read:
He was sent to work in a factory labelling bottles for 6$ a week.
The subject of “labelling” is “he” or “factory”?
If I don’t want to use “labelling”, how to rewrite the sentence?
(He was sent to work in a factory where he labelled bottles for 6 $ a week.)
Thanks
Q
P.S: In class, my teacher said the subject of “labelling” is “he”, not “factory”. But I think"factory" may also the subject of “labelling” (metaphor). How about your opinion?
Hi Quoc
Your teacher is correct. 
He labelled bottles (at the factory).
Amy
Dear teachers,
Instead of saying:
The employees in this factory labelled bottles.
Can I say:
The factory labelled bottles. (metonymy)
If yes, in:
He was sent to work in a factory labelling bottles for $6 a week. (a)
Can “factory” be the subject of “labelling”?
Because (a) can be rewritten as follows:
He was sent to work in a factory where they (=the employees in the factory)labelled bottles for $6 a week.
Best regards
Tung Quoc
Of course,not. The subject is “he”
The factory labelled bottles. (yes,as the case of metonymy, subject is the factory then)
But I don’t understand why to rephrase the sentence. :shock:
Hi Quoc
In your sentence you should stick with the idea that he labelled bottles.
I understand your argument that your sentence could be understood to mean “a factory that labels bottles”, however in your sentence there is also “for $6 a week” after the word “bottles”. And the sentence definitely does not mean that “the factory labels bottles for $6 a week.”
Theoretically speaking, you could write a different sentence about a factory:
“The factory labelling our bottles burned down last night.”
In this case it’s clear that “the factory labelled bottles”. 
Amy
Dear teacher Yankee,
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I understand your argument that your sentence could be understood to mean “a factory that labels bottles”, however in your sentence there is also “for $6 a week” after the word “bottles”. And the sentence definitely does not mean that "the factory labels bottles for $6 a week. "
If my sentence is for $6,000,000 a week, can I understand that either “a factory labels bottles” or “he labels bottles”?
My question is: In the case that 2 cases are possible (we can understand either “he” or “factory” is the subject of “labelling”), how to distinguis these 2 subjects?
Thanks
Quoc
PS: I write $6,000,000 or 6,000,000$ or $6.000.000 or 6.000.000$ or $6000000 or 6000000$
All are correct?