<p>So it seems that you've understood the first half so I'll only explain the second half.</p>

<p>授予  [(其创意 改变世界 和 影响今天所有人类)  的人]</p>

<ul>
<li>The part in square brackets tells you who gets the prize, basically it's 人 (some people)</li>
<li>The part in parentheses, acting as an attribute clause, modifies 人</li>
</ul>

<p>The subject of the attribute clause is 其创意 (their innovation/creativity), so 其 here refers to the same people as the one who gets the prize.</p>

<p>It's sort of like the use of the word <em>dont</em> in French. (... dont la créativité ...)</p>

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<p>In the following sentence:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>计算机历史博物馆从1987年起每年颁发会员奖，授予<strong>其</strong>创意改变世界和影响今天所有人类的人。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The meaning would be something like the following:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The computer history museum issues the prize from 1987, giving it to people who changed the world and made an influence on all the people.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>However, I don't understand what 其 here refers to. According to a dictionary, it means "that" or "it" or "theirs" or any such demonstrative pronouns, but in this case:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>其 here refers to 会员奖 and 创意 is a verb, making the sentence 授予(V)会员奖(O)人(O)</p></li>
<li><p>创意 is a noun, and 其 modifies 创意, making the sentence 授予(V)其创意(O)人(O)</p></li>
<li><p>Or anything others that I missed</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Which is the correct decomposition of grammar in this sentence? And generally how should 其 be used in these cases?</p>

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What does 其 mean in 授予其创意改变世界和影响今天所有人类的人?
# What does 其 mean in 授予其创意改变世界和影响今天所有人类的人?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-27)

In the following sentence:

> 计算机历史博物馆从1987年起每年颁发会员奖，授予**其**创意改变世界和影响今天所有人类的人。

The meaning would be something like the following:

> The computer history museum issues the prize from 1987, giving it to people who changed the world and made an influence on all the people.

However, I don't understand what 其 here refers to. According to a dictionary, it means "that" or "it" or "theirs" or any such demonstrative pronouns, but in this case:

1. 其 here refers to 会员奖 and 创意 is a verb, making the sentence 授予(V)会员奖(O)人(O)
2. 创意 is a noun, and 其 modifies 创意, making the sentence 授予(V)其创意(O)人(O)
3. Or anything others that I missed

Which is the correct decomposition of grammar in this sentence? And generally how should 其 be used in these cases?

**Tags:** meaning-in-context


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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-02-27. Score: 1

So it seems that you've understood the first half so I'll only explain the second half.

授予 [(其创意 改变世界 和 影响今天所有人类) 的人]

* The part in square brackets tells you who gets the prize, basically it's 人 (some people)
* The part in parentheses, acting as an attribute clause, modifies 人

The subject of the attribute clause is 其创意 (their innovation/creativity), so 其 here refers to the same people as the one who gets the prize.

It's sort of like the use of the word *dont* in French. (... dont la créativité ...)


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