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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Is this correct?

John and I had been wanting to buy a new car that afternoon, but your sister visited us just as we were leaving our house to buy one.
  

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Yes, it's correct. CJ

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John and I had wanted to buy a new car that afternoon, but your sister visited us just as we were leaving the house to buy one.

Is this sentence correct too
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What is the difference between them?
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AnonymousWhat is the difference between them?
As far as I can see, one has "our" and the other has "the". With "the" there is no claim that the house belongs to the speaker, but in the typical case we assume it does.

CJ
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