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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Hello, Dear Members, are these sentences grammatically correct? Thanks in advance.
(1) The earrings had been in pawn long before the boy noticed.
(2) The earrings had been in the absence long before the boy noticed.
(3) The earrings had been in absence long before the boy noticed.
  

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Anonymous (1) The earrings had been in **** long before the boy noticed. The earrings had been pawned long before the boy noticed.

  • Anonymous (1) The earrings had been in **** long before the boy noticed.
  • The earrings had been pawned long before the boy noticed.
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Anonymous(1) The earrings had been in **** long before the boy noticed.
The earrings had been pawned long before the boy noticed.
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AnonymousHello, Dear Members, are these sentences grammatically correct?
No, the usage of "in" is incorrect.
(1) The earrings had been in the **** shop long before the boy noticed.
(2/3) The earrings had been absent long before the boy noticed.

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