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Verumm Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Members of a family / narration
Hello!
I'm a bit confused. Could you explain when we use articles with members of a family and when we don't? Is there a difference when talking about your family or about an unknown one?
Another question is about narration. As far as I know we shouldn't mix up the tenses. Is that so? Is that possible to tell a story in Present Simple?
Thank you very much!
I'm a bit confused. Could you explain when we use articles with members of a family and when we don't? Is there a difference when talking about your family or about an unknown one?
Another question is about narration. As far as I know we shouldn't mix up the tenses. Is that so? Is that possible to tell a story in Present Simple?
Thank you very much!
Top answer
There are many examples of this kind of usage. Some examples: He's the brother of my uncle's wife. Here comes father now.
- There are many examples of this kind of usage.
- Some examples: He's the brother of my uncle's wife.
- Here comes father now.
- He's a father now, with twin boys.
- In the play Hamlet, Hamlet is the nephew of Claudius, and also his son, since Claudius is Hamlet's father's brother, and he married Hamlet's widowed mother.
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There are many examples of this kind of usage. Some examples:
He's the brother of my uncle's wife.
Here comes father now.
He's a father now, with twin boys.
In the play Hamlet, Hamlet is the nephew of Claudius, and also his son, since Claudius is Hamlet's father's brother, and he married Hamlet's widowed mother.
Claudius: Hamlet, my son.
Hamlet:
He's the brother of my uncle's wife.
Here comes father now.
He's a father now, with twin boys.
In the play Hamlet, Hamlet is the nephew of Claudius, and also his son, since Claudius is Hamlet's father's brother, and he married Hamlet's widowed mother.
Claudius: Hamlet, my son.
Hamlet:
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