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Lcchang Posted 20 years ago
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In order to get a driver's license in most states, you must be at least sixteen.

In order to get a driver's license in most of states, you must be at least sixteen.

In order to get a driver's license in most of the states, you must be at least sixteen.

Please tell me which sentence is commonly used by native speakers. Thanks.

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The first is the usual, LC; the second is grammatically incorrect; the 3rd is fine, but will usually appear only if some particular states are being referred to.

  • The first is the usual, LC; the second is grammatically incorrect; the 3rd is fine, but will usually appear only if some particular states are being referred to.
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The first is the usual, LC; the second is grammatically incorrect; the 3rd is fine, but will usually appear only if some particular states are being referred to.

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