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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
He had done it once and could do it again.
In this sentence (the one in subject line), is it necessary to say: He had done it once and he could do it again. Must we add 'he' the second time?
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Please bring it out of the subject line and into the text of your post.
- Please bring it out of the subject line and into the text of your post.
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Please bring it out of the subject line and into the text of your post.
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Isn't it visible?
Anyway, here goes: He had done it once and could do it again (1).
He had done it once and he could do it again (2).
I am wondering whether the second 'he' in (2) is necessary.
Anyway, here goes: He had done it once and could do it again (1).
He had done it once and he could do it again (2).
I am wondering whether the second 'he' in (2) is necessary.
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The subject line is not a part of the text; its use is in the menu, not the discussion.
No, 'he' is unnecessary there.
No, 'he' is unnecessary there.
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I would phrase it a bit differently.
He had done it once and could have done it again.
CJ
P.S. When you get farther down in the thread, it takes a lot of scrolling to see the header text, so it's much better to include it in the body of your post. Especially inconvenient is the fact that if you are editing an answer, you can't see the header at all!
CJ
He had done it once and could have done it again.
CJ
P.S. When you get farther down in the thread, it takes a lot of scrolling to see the header text, so it's much better to include it in the body of your post. Especially inconvenient is the fact that if you are editing an answer, you can't see the header at all!
CJ
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