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Navitasan Posted 17 years ago
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Can one say:

1-Of his four marriages, Jane was his third wife.
2-Of his four marriages, it was his third wife who suffered most.

3-Of the accidents that took place in ABC road today, this the fourth victim.
4-Of the accidents that took place in ABC road today, this the fourth victim that died.
  

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Hi, Can one say: 1-Of his four marriages, Jane was his third wife. 2-Of his four marriages, it was his third wife who suffered most. 3-Of the accidents that took place in ABC road today, this the fourth victim.

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  • Hi, Can one say: 1-Of his four marriages, Jane was his third wife.
  • 2-Of his four marriages, it was his third wife who suffered most.
  • 3-Of the accidents that took place in ABC road today, this the fourth victim.
  • 4-Of the accidents that took place in ABC road today, this the fourth victim that died.
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Hi,

Can one say:
1-Of his four marriages, Jane was his third wife.
2-Of his four marriages, it was his third wife who suffered most.

3-Of the accidents that took place in ABC road today, this the fourth victim.
4-Of the accidents that took place in ABC road today
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Hi Navitasan

Your sentences don't work because the second half of the sentence does not refer directly enough to the first half. I'd suggest wording such as these:

1-Of his four wives, Jane was the third (wife).
2-Of his four marriages, his third (marriage) was the worst.

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