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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Is missing, is not there for things

Are these to sentences equivalent and grammatically correct?

a) The right wheel of the car is missing.

b) The car is missing the right wheel.

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Yes, they are the same. By the way, there two wheels on the right, so you might want to specify front or rear.

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  • Yes, they are the same.
  • By the way, there two wheels on the right, so you might want to specify front or rear.
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Yes, they are the same. By the way, there two wheels on the right, so you might want to specify front or rear.

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anonymousb) The car is missing the right wheel.

We more often personify a car in this context, I think: The car is missing its right front wheel.

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