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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Come near / come near it
Do we say,
(a) Peter has a lovely dog. He named it Harry. Harry's body has white fur and black spots. It barks when it sees strangers.
(b) Peter has a lovely dog. He named it Harry. It has white fur and black spots on its body. It barks whenever strangers come near (to it)/ It barks when the strangers come near (it)
(c) It barks when strangers come closer / close.
(a) Peter has a lovely dog. He named it Harry. Harry's body has white fur and black spots. It barks when it sees strangers.
(b) Peter has a lovely dog. He named it Harry. It has white fur and black spots on its body. It barks whenever strangers come near (to it)/ It barks when the strangers come near (it)
(c) It barks when strangers come closer / close.
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Any of your bold parts could fit the situation. Normally, in AmEng, at least, we go ahead and use the gender words ( he, his, him in this case) if we know the gender of a domesticated animal.
- Any of your bold parts could fit the situation.
- Normally, in AmEng, at least, we go ahead and use the gender words ( he, his, him in this case) if we know the gender of a domesticated animal.
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Any of your bold parts could fit the situation.
Normally, in AmEng, at least, we go ahead and use the gender words (he, his, him in this case) if we know the gender of a domesticated animal.
Normally, in AmEng, at least, we go ahead and use the gender words (he, his, him in this case) if we know the gender of a domesticated animal.
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I would just say "He/Harry has white fur and black spots." Leave out "on his body." Where else would a dog have fur??
Defintiely use "he." A dog that has been named is not likely to be called "it."
Defintiely use "he." A dog that has been named is not likely to be called "it."
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You may enjoy knowing there is a children's book about Harry, a white dog with black spots. In the book, Harry gets so dirty that he becomes "a black dog with white spots" and his owners don't recognize him until he gets a bath. It's a cute story. I believe Harry starred in a few other books as well.
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