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Osmancataloluk Posted 10 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Can anyone check my sentence if possible please, regards

After having lodged the house and carried the household goods in, my father came to Tokat, to the farm to work till the end of the harvest season.
  

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osmancataloluk lodged the house What does that mean?

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osmancataloluklodged the house
What does that mean?
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After having lodged the house and carried the household goods in, my father came to Tokat, to the farm to work till the end of the harvest season.
I wanted to say this my teacher,
After my father had lodged the house and carried the household goods in it, he came to Tokat, to the farm to work till the end of the harvest season.
I would like to use the clause starts with "having", and
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You cannot lodge a house, live a house, stay a house or sleep a house.
That makes no sense.

You can lodge in a house. live in a house, stay in a house or sleep in a house.
That means to be inside a house for a period of time.

That meaning does not fit your sentence. How can you first live in a house, and after that, carry your things inside?
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Doesn't "lodge" have the meaning of rent or renting?
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After having rent the house and carried the household goods in, my father went to Tokat, to the farm to work till the end of the harvest season.
Is this okay as you pointed now?
regards
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osmancatalolukDoesn't "lodge" have the meaning of rent or renting?
It means to "stay" or "live" on a property that you do not own.

We lodged in many nice hotels on our trip.
My grandmother took in boarders. They lodged in the spare bedrooms.

It has other meanings:

We lodged a complaint with the manager about the bad servic
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After having rented the house and carried the household goods in, my father went to Tokat, to the farm to work till the end of the harvest season.

You need the past participle after "have."
I have rented the house.
My father had rented several houses.
These flats have been rented for a year.
Having rented the house, we moved in.
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Thank you so much, mt mentor,
I did something wrong then. I took it (lodge) as to rent a house.
Your's is better.
thanks
regards
osman

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