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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
live on or off
How would you say this sentence yourself?
She lives off/on real-estate she rents out. She has a few house she leases and that's what she lives on.
Thank you so much
She lives off/on real-estate she rents out. She has a few house she leases and that's what she lives on.
Thank you so much
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She lives on the rents she receives on a few houses she leases out. There are other ways you could say it. " It's an ambiguous case.
- She lives on the rents she receives on a few houses she leases out.
- There are other ways you could say it.
- " It's an ambiguous case.
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She lives on the rents she receives on a few houses she leases out.
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There are other ways you could say it.
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In the sentence I've constructed, it would be almost as correct to say "receives for" as it is to say "receives on." It's an ambiguous case. Some clearer examples of correct use: "She earns money on that investment." "She receives payment for the use of her property."
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There are other ways you could say it.
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In the sentence I've constructed, it would be almost as correct to say "receives for" as it is to say "receives on." It's an ambiguous case. Some clearer examples of correct use: "She earns money on that investment." "She receives payment for the use of her property."
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