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Yh2665_hous Posted 20 years ago
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Is this sentence correct?
"One time, a woman told me that I don't understand English and asked if I was a worker for a garment's factory".
"One time, a woman told me that I don't understand English and asked if I was a worker for a garment's factory".
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Yh2665_hous Is this sentence correct? "One time, a woman told me that I don't understand English and asked if I was a worker for a garment's factory". " garment" - without the 's.
- Yh2665_hous Is this sentence correct?
- "One time, a woman told me that I don't understand English and asked if I was a worker for a garment's factory".
- " garment" - without the 's.
- Some would prefer "didn't", in indirect quote.
- I think it's debatable.
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Yh2665_housIs this sentence correct?"garment" - without the 's.
"One time, a woman told me that I don't understand English and asked if I was a worker for a garment's factory".
Some would prefer "didn't", in indirect quote. I think it's debatable.
Hope this helps.
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Hi,
. . . I was a worker for a garment factory.
Generally, I'd say you are a worker for a company (in the sense that a company is owned by people) but that you are a worker in a factory (because a factory is a place, not a person).
Best wishes, Clive
. . . I was a worker for a garment factory.
Generally, I'd say you are a worker for a company (in the sense that a company is owned by people) but that you are a worker in a factory (because a factory is a place, not a person).
Best wishes, Clive
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A woman once told me that I didn't understand English very well and asked if I worked in a garment factory.
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