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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
long distance between a subject and a verb
1. Can a person who grew up in the states from the birth to many years onward, possibly not know that?
Q) As you can see in #1, the distance between the subject and the verb is quite long. If the sentence is like that, it sounds weird, isn't it? Is there any better way to avoid it?
Q) As you can see in #1, the distance between the subject and the verb is quite long. If the sentence is like that, it sounds weird, isn't it? Is there any better way to avoid it?
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Can a person (who was ) born and raised in the States possibly not know that? Can a person who grew up in the States possibly not know that? Another variant, which I think would be more common is How can a person who grew up in the States not know that?
- Can a person (who was ) born and raised in the States possibly not know that?
- Can a person who grew up in the States possibly not know that?
- Another variant, which I think would be more common is How can a person who grew up in the States not know that?
- Moon, it's "from birth or since birth" (no article)
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Can a person (who was ) born and raised in the States possibly not know that?
Can a person who grew up in the States possibly not know that?
Another variant, which I think would be more common is
How can a person who grew up in the States not know that?
Moon, it's "from birth or since birth" (no article)
Can a person who grew up in the States possibly not know that?
Another variant, which I think would be more common is
How can a person who grew up in the States not know that?
Moon, it's "from birth or since birth" (no article)
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