名词1 + 定语1 (介词 + 名词2)+定语2

怎么样确定 定语2 修饰 名词1 还是 名词2?


1. the boy under the tree in front of the house

under the tree(定语1);in front of the house(定语2)

定语2既可修饰the boy也可修饰the tree

2. the fish in the pond in front of the house

in the pond(定语1);in front of the house(定语2)

定语2只能修饰the pond