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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Correct the sentence
My sister,who is a housewife,delivered a baby.
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Hi, My sister,who is a housewife,delivered a baby. This is correct grammar. In terms of meaning, most English speakers would understand this to mean that your sister helped a pregnant woman with the birth of that woman's baby.
- Hi, My sister,who is a housewife,delivered a baby.
- This is correct grammar.
- In terms of meaning, most English speakers would understand this to mean that your sister helped a pregnant woman with the birth of that woman's baby.
- We say, for example, 'The doctor delivered a baby'.
- If the baby was your sister's, the common expression is 'My sister,who is a housewife, had a baby'.
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Hi,
My sister,who is a housewife,delivered a baby.
This is correct grammar.
In terms of meaning, most English speakers would understand this to mean that your sister helped a pregnant woman with the birth of that woman's baby. We say, for example, 'The doctor delivered a baby'.
If the baby was your sister's, the common expression i
My sister,who is a housewife,delivered a baby.
This is correct grammar.
In terms of meaning, most English speakers would understand this to mean that your sister helped a pregnant woman with the birth of that woman's baby. We say, for example, 'The doctor delivered a baby'.
If the baby was your sister's, the common expression i
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Hi Anon
You need a space after each comma:
My sister, who is a housewife, delivered a baby.
Without context, I would interpret that sentence to mean that she delivered someone else's baby (i.e. not her own baby). Is that the meaning you intended?
I also can't help but wonder if you meant to say "
You need a space after each comma:
My sister, who is a housewife, delivered a baby.
Without context, I would interpret that sentence to mean that she delivered someone else's baby (i.e. not her own baby). Is that the meaning you intended?
I also can't help but wonder if you meant to say "
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