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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Grammatically correct or not

In the very morning, I saw a cat.
  

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I think the phrase you're looking for is "this very morning" which refers to the morning of today. You can also say "that very morning" if you are talking about a morning that happened in the past.

  • I think the phrase you're looking for is "this very morning" which refers to the morning of today.
  • You can also say "that very morning" if you are talking about a morning that happened in the past.
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I think the phrase you're looking for is "this very morning" which refers to the morning of today.

You can also say "that very morning" if you are talking about a morning that happened in the past.
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Your sentence is almost correct - This very morning, I saw a cat - but it does not sound natural when spoken. Natural American English would be - This morning, I saw a cat.

I hope this helps!

Rob Hewson

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