On the/her side.
The woman had a car accident where she had been flipped on the/her side.
Is 'the' and 'her' both equally correct?
Would 'had been flipped on the/her side' imply that some other car had hit her car or could it also be used about a solo accident?
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If I were writing this sentence, I would say that the car was flipped on its side. Even with the car parked safely, occupants can just lean over on the seat and be flipped on their sides. It doesn't tell me much about an accident.
- If I were writing this sentence, I would say that the car was flipped on its side.
- Even with the car parked safely, occupants can just lean over on the seat and be flipped on their sides.
- It doesn't tell me much about an accident.
- When a car is flipped on its side, that seems traumatic.
- And then I immediately wonder what happened to the occupants.
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If I were writing this sentence, I would say that the car was flipped on its side.
Even with the car parked safely, occupants can just lean over on the seat and be flipped on their sides. It doesn't tell me much about an accident.
When a car is flipped on its side, that seems traumatic. And then I immediately wonder what happened to the occupants. Were they wearing seatbelts? If
0The woman had a car accident where she had been flipped on the/her side.
Is 'the' and 'her' both equally correct? Yes, but it is not totally clear whether it was the woman, or the car with the woman inside it, that was flipped.
I suggest The woman had a car accident where her vehicle was flipped on its side.
Would 'had been flipped on the/her side' i
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