Hello everyone,
Could you please tell me if the sentence "His was a cry of attack" is correct in the following statement?
- When our eyes met we both cried out. My cry was of fear, because he was now standing and had a knife in his hand. His was a cry of attack.
Source: Treasure Island, Chapter "Israel Hands"
Regards,
JA
Joseph A Could you please tell me if the sentence "His was a cry of attack" is correct in the following statement? It is. What is disturbing you about it?
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Joseph ACould you please tell me if the sentence "His was a cry of attack" is correct in the following statement?
It is. What is disturbing you about it? his = his cry
He was yelling as he attacked; I was yelling as I was being attacked.
CJ