1) People already having a car won´t be willing to travel by tram.
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I wrote an essay discussing how governments could protect environment. It went great and I didn´t make many mistakes. However, there is one I am not sure about. My teacher told me that the first sentence doesn´t sound good to her and she would rewrite it as follows - People who have a car won´t be willing to travel by tram. On the other hand the second second is ok in her opinion. When I asked her why it is that she said that it doesn´t really sound ok with that already in the first sentence. How does that sound to you? Does the first sentence sound worse than the second one? Can the "already" be the cause why the sentence doesn´t sound ok? Thank you very much!
1) People already having a car won´t be willing to travel by tram.
2) People having a car won´t be willing to travel by tram.
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I don't see that 'already' adds anything, except the unlikely idea that everyone will have a car eventually. I'd omit the word. People having a car .
- I don't see that 'already' adds anything, except the unlikely idea that everyone will have a car eventually.
- I'd omit the word.
- People having a car .
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- is not wrong, but it is more common to say People who have a car .
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I don't see that 'already' adds anything, except the unlikely idea that everyone will have a car eventually. I'd omit the word.
People having a car . . . is not wrong, but it is more common to say People who have a car . . . or People with a car. . .
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