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Navitasan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Out of prison

Are these sentences correct:

1) Of the people you mentioned, which are in prison and which are out of prison?
2) Of the people you mentioned, who is in prison and who is out of prison?

Does 'out of prison' imply that they have been in prison before and are now out?

Gratefully,
Navi.
  

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navitasan Are these sentences correct: Yes. navitasan Does 'out of prison' imply that they have been in prison before and are now out? That is what I infer.

  • navitasan Are these sentences correct: Yes.
  • navitasan Does 'out of prison' imply that they have been in prison before and are now out?
  • That is what I infer.
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navitasanAre these sentences correct:
Yes.
navitasanDoes 'out of prison' imply that they have been in prison before and are now out?
That is what I infer.
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While the sentences are technically possible, they are awkward and strange. They would be simpler as: 1) Of the people you mentioned, which are in prison and which are not? or, Of the people you mentioned, which are in prison and which have been released?

2) Of the people you mentioned, who is in prison and who is not? or, Of the people you mentioned, who is in prison and who has been rel

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