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Seagull Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Not to have a [my] car

Regarding the following passage I wrote:

I didn't drive a car at all when I lived on the East Coast. Since I was living in New York most of the time, I hardly ever felt it inconvenient not to have a [my] car.

Which sounds more natural of the two determiners I put in the second sentence? Also, is there any other mistakes I made in the passage?
  

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seagull Which sounds more natural of the two determiners I put in the second sentence? 'A' unless the context makes it clear that you own a car that is elsewhere. seagull Also, is there any other mistakes I made in the passage?

— Mister Micawber

  • seagull Which sounds more natural of the two determiners I put in the second sentence?
  • 'A' unless the context makes it clear that you own a car that is elsewhere.
  • seagull Also, is there any other mistakes I made in the passage?
  • Nothing is wrong with your grammar.
  • The second sentence kind of bumps along, so you might consider streamlining it.
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seagullWhich sounds more natural of the two determiners I put in the second sentence?
'A' unless the context makes it clear that you own a car that is elsewhere.
seagull Also, is there any other mistakes I made in the passage?
Nothing is wrong with your grammar. The second sentence kind of bumps along, so you might consider
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Thank you so much, Mister Micawber.

It's a revised version of my second sentence. Is it any better? --

Since I was living in New York most of the time, there were very few occasions when I felt I really needed a car.
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seagullSince I was living in New York most of the time, there were very few occasions when I felt I really needed a car.
Great!
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I'm so glad.
Thank you for your compliment, Mister Micawber.
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