Late Mr Alex vs late Alex
Dear all,
Please see the following sentences and tell me which of them are correct. If incorrect, please correct them.
1) This was the house of late Mr Alex.
2) This was the house of late Alex.
3) I planted a tree in my garden last year. It has grown big now.
4) I planted a tree in my garden last year. It has fully grown now.
5) I planted a tree in my garden last year. It has fully grown up now.
Top answer
cat navy 425 Mr Alex 'Alex' is a first name. He might be 'Alex Richmond'. 'Richmond' is a last name.
- cat navy 425 Mr Alex 'Alex' is a first name.
- He might be 'Alex Richmond'.
- 'Richmond' is a last name.
- We use titles like 'Mr' and 'Mrs' only with last names.
- cat navy 425 1) This was the house of late Mr Alex.
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cat navy 425Mr Alex
'Alex' is a first name. He might be 'Alex Richmond'. 'Richmond' is a last name.
We use titles like 'Mr' and 'Mrs' only with last names.
cat navy 4251) This was the house of late Mr Alex.
When 'late' means deceased, it's always used in the same pattern:
the late [title
0cat navy 4251) This was the house of late Mr Alex.
2) This was the house of late Alex.
It should be "the late", followed by the name. "Alex" is usually a first name in English. We do not, or not usually, use the title "Mr" with first names alone. These would be typical:
This was the house of the late Alex Smith.
This was the h
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