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Yellowstarstruck Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Grammar has or had

Hi, is the below sentence correct? In this case I am talking about ability. He has ability in playing tennis. He has ability in science.Thanks Fulvio
1.More importantly I could ascertain if he has true ability.
  

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yellowstarstruck He has ability in playing tennis. He has ability in science. Those two sentences are rather awkward and not really native.

  • yellowstarstruck He has ability in playing tennis.
  • He has ability in science.
  • Those two sentences are rather awkward and not really native.
  • This one is OK, though: More importantly I could ascertain whether he has/had true ability .
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yellowstarstruckHe has ability in playing tennis. He has ability in science.
Those two sentences are rather awkward and not really native. This one is OK, though:

More importantly I could ascertain whether he has/had true ability.

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