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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Implied subject

"A woman who thinks like a girl and consequently have never grown old"
This phrase implies I as subject for have.
Does it sound right to you?
  

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No. Use one of these: A woman who thinks like a girl and consequently has never grown old (A noun phrase) A woman who thinks like a girl and consequently never grows old (A noun phrase) A woman who thinks like a girl never grows old. ) Being a woman who thinks like a girl , I have never grown old.

— AlpheccaStars

  • No.
  • Use one of these: A woman who thinks like a girl and consequently has never grown old (A noun phrase) A woman who thinks like a girl and consequently never grows old (A noun phrase) A woman who thinks like a girl never grows old.
  • ) Being a woman who thinks like a girl , I have never grown old.
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No. Use one of these:

A woman who thinks like a girl and consequently has never grown old (A noun phrase)
A woman who thinks like a girl and consequently never grows old (A noun phrase)
A woman who thinks like a girl never grows old. (A sentence.)
Being a woman who thinks like a girl, I have never grown old. (A sentence.)
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AnonymousThis phrase implies I as subject for have
Why do you think that? Why not 'we', 'you' or 'they'?
AnonymousDoes it sound right to you?
No; I think the original (which is not a complete sentence) is in error. It should read:

A woman who thinks like a girl and consequently has never grown old
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This is an FB page personal statement. In my view it is a contraction of: (I am) a woman who thinks like a girl and consequently (I) have never grown old. Which form would be best? Thanks
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AnonymousThis is an FB page personal statement. In my view it is a contraction of: (I am) a woman who thinks like a girl and consequently (I) have never grown old. Which form would be best?
Then it is poorly conceived and constructed. In the situation you indicate, I suggest Alphecca Stars' fourth sentence or your fully reconstructed one.
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Thanks Micawber, my first instinct was to substitute HAVE with HAS. I told the native English author who objected that "I" was the implied subject for "have". Being a non-native bilingual I thought I was mistaken
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Thanks Alphecca and Micaeber, pleased to hear my English isn't that rusty after all... ??
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