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Faisalkhan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Is it a right sentence?

They bought computers before me.
Could you rewrite the sentence using singular form?
  

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They bought a computer before I did. (singular object) He bought a computer before I did. (singular subject and singular object)

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  • They bought a computer before I did.
  • (singular object) He bought a computer before I did.
  • (singular subject and singular object)
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They bought a computer before I did.. (singular object)
He bought a computer before I did.. (singular subject and singular object)
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Thanks, but they bought computers before me. Is it a wrong sentence?
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It is not incorrect, but this one is much clearer:
They bought computers before I did.
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