0
Ahn Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

about the tense

Some have settled down in this country for more than 10 years taking root in their community and have children who have acquired citizenship in the U.S.



Would you please check if I used the perfect tense right?

I don't know what to use among 'have acquired' 'had acquired' and just 'acquired'.



  

Top answer

S . Would you please check if I used the perfect tense right? I don't know what to use among ' have acquired ' 'had acquired' and just 'acquired'.

— Feebs11

  • S .
  • Would you please check if I used the perfect tense right?
  • I don't know what to use among ' have acquired ' 'had acquired' and just 'acquired'.
  • "
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

9 Answers
0
AhnSome have settled down have been settled in this country for more than 10 years, taking root in their community, and have children who have acquired US citizenship in the U.S.
0
0
Thank you, Feebs11.

Some have been settled in this country for more than 10 years, taking root in their community, and with children who have acquired US citizenship.

I'll use this.
0
0
Ahn, no - not "and with children." "and HAVE children."
0
0
Uh-oh, I was about to ask about this because I didn't see any verb for 'with children'.

Thank you, Grammar Geek.
0
0
Grammar GeekAhn, no - not "and with children." "and HAVE children."
The trouble is that you then have a sentence : "have children who have acquired" and you end up with too many haves in one sentence. Perhaps the way to avoid it (if you really can't bear "with children") is to say "whose children have acquired..."
0
0
Oh dear, I went back and read the thread again. Feebs is quite right: And have children who have is awkward, but I don't really like "and with" either.

How about "and their children have..."
0
0
I see. I appreciate your replies, Feebs11 and Grammar Geek. I think I may write like this.

"Some have been settled in this country for more than 10 years, taking root in their community , and their children have acquired US citizenship."

By the way, how about this if it doesn't distort the original meaning much?

"Some have been settled in this country for more than 10 ye
0
0
That can sound like the children came here first, obtained citizenship, and then "they" came to live with their now-naturalized children.
0
0
I see. Thank you!
0

Related Questions