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OttoJ Posted 11 years ago
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Does not belong/did not

Now John is dead. We don't know where his corpse is, but now we see one wearing similar clothes to his. Are they both correct?

-This corpse does not belong to John.
-This corpse did not belong to John.
-This body is not John's.
-This body was not John's.
  

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OttoJ This body is not John's. That's possible; the other three aren't. This is not John's body is more natural, but I'd just say This is not John.

— Fivejedjon

  • OttoJ This body is not John's.
  • That's possible; the other three aren't.
  • This is not John's body is more natural, but I'd just say This is not John.
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OttoJThis body is not John's.
That's possible; the other three aren't.

This is not John's body is more natural, but I'd just say This is not John.
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