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Azz Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Five of them
Let us say I have photos of five of your old classmates and I think you won't believe what they look like now.
Could I say:
a. You won't believe what five of your old classmates look like now.
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The sentence sounds a bit strange to me. Would you believe what the others look like? Do we know if the five I am talking about is a specific group or not?
Many thanks.
Could I say:
a. You won't believe what five of your old classmates look like now.
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The sentence sounds a bit strange to me. Would you believe what the others look like? Do we know if the five I am talking about is a specific group or not?
Many thanks.
Top answer
I think it's OK.
- I think it's OK.
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Thank you both so much.
And that won't imply anything about the other ex-classmates, right? That doesn't mean that the speaker knows that the other classmates have not changed that much, or anything of the sort, does it?
Many thanks.
And that won't imply anything about the other ex-classmates, right? That doesn't mean that the speaker knows that the other classmates have not changed that much, or anything of the sort, does it?
Many thanks.
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azzAnd that won't imply anything about the other ex-classmates, right? That doesn't mean that the speaker knows that the other classmates have not changed that much, or anything of the sort, does it?No, I don't think so, not if you say it while showing pictures of five of them.
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