Having lived in Mumbai for 41 years, Mr. Alex considered it his second home.

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Dear all,Hi everyone,I saw the sentence "Mr. Alex considered Mumbai as his second home, having lived there for 41 years. He was the second out of seven children to John and Mary." in a message that appeard in my WhatsApp group. This is the writings of an English professor. Could you please tell me whether the above sentence can be written as given below?1) Having lived in Mumbai for 41 years, Mr. Alex considered it his second home. He was the second among seven children of John and Mary.2) Having lived in Mumbai for 41 years, Mr. Alex considered it his second home. He was the second of seven children of John and Mary.

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I saw the sentence "Mr. Alex considered Mumbai as his second home, having lived there for 41 years. He was the second out of seven children to John and Mary." in a message that appeared in my WhatsApp group. This is the writing s of an English professor. Could you please tell me whether the ~~above~~ sentence above can be written as given below?
"Having lived in Mumbai for 41 years, Mr. Alex considered it his second home. He was the second among seven children of John and Mary."

Yes, it can be rewritten as you have done, and in fact I like your version better.

Personally, I would have written the second sentence like this:

He was second among the seven children of John and Mary.

(That doesn't mean that your version is wrong.)

CJ

Having lived in Mumbai for 41 years, Mr. Alex considered it his second home.

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