Q: If She's a hostage, that's what she is., can we say that "She is a captive, that is her identity."?

A: yes

Q: If He heard Ca'daan gasp and the Kal whistled., can we say that "The Kal gasped as Ca'daan whistled at him. "?

A: no

Q: If Joe Surkiewicz is the director of communications at the Legal Aid Bureau., can we say that "Joe Surkiewicz has only been the Director of Communications for about a year."?

A: it is not possible to tell

Q: If The sordid hardships of post-war Italy unemployment, the black market, and prostitution have been made graphically familiar through the brilliant neo-realist cinema of Rossellini, de Sica, and Fellini., can we say that "Cinema was not kind to Italy."?

A:
it is not possible to tell