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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Each bought gifts for
Which are correct:
1-We bought gifts for our own wives.
2-We each bought gifts for our own wives.
3-Each of us bought gifts for his own wife.
(Each person has one wife and each person buys more than one gift for his wife.)
4-We bought a gift for our own wives.
5-We each bought a gift for our own wives.
6-Each of us bought a gift for his own wife.
(Each person has one wife and each person buys more than one gift for his wife.)
I think "1" and "4" are a bit unclear. "4" could mean "One gift was bought to be shared by all wives." In "1" the gifts might have been given and received collectively. In "2" and "5" also, the gifts might have been received collectively.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1-We bought gifts for our own wives.
2-We each bought gifts for our own wives.
3-Each of us bought gifts for his own wife.
(Each person has one wife and each person buys more than one gift for his wife.)
4-We bought a gift for our own wives.
5-We each bought a gift for our own wives.
6-Each of us bought a gift for his own wife.
(Each person has one wife and each person buys more than one gift for his wife.)
I think "1" and "4" are a bit unclear. "4" could mean "One gift was bought to be shared by all wives." In "1" the gifts might have been given and received collectively. In "2" and "5" also, the gifts might have been received collectively.
Gratefully,
Navi.
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number 3 is correct.
- number 3 is correct.
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Thank you Anonymous,
But 6 ought to be correct as well.
I am not sure that the other ones are wrong. Maybe they are just vague.
Gratefully,
Navi.
But 6 ought to be correct as well.
I am not sure that the other ones are wrong. Maybe they are just vague.
Gratefully,
Navi.
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I am sorry. I made a mistake when posting the original question and I can't edit it.
Sentences 4,5, and 6 are supposed to correspond to:
Each person has one wife and each person buys one gift for his wife.
If sentences 4, 5 and were to imply:
Each person has one wife and each person buys more than one gift for his wife.
then they would obviously b
Sentences 4,5, and 6 are supposed to correspond to:
Each person has one wife and each person buys one gift for his wife.
If sentences 4, 5 and were to imply:
Each person has one wife and each person buys more than one gift for his wife.
then they would obviously b
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