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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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Please check this sentence. Everyone is expected to...

0The meanings of the following sentence seems somewhat weird to me. I have written the alternative. Is that alternative correct? Suppose 01i00everyone02i00 refers to both girls and boys then I don't think 01i00his/him02i00 will be used. What word will be suitable then in place of 01i00his02i00 and 01i00him02i00?02br
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01b01font00Everyone is expected to return 01i00his02i00 permission slip 01i00the day after02i00 it has been given to 01i00him02i00.02font02b02br
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01b00Alternative: 01font00Everyone is expected to return his permission slip one day after the day it has been given to him.02font02b0-
  

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— CalifJim

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0 Your alternative is correct and has the same meaning as the original statement, but it has the disadvantage of being too wordy.02br
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00 For 01i00his02i00 you may substitute 01i00his or her02i00 or 01i00their02i00 without changing the meaning.02br
00 For 01i00him02i00
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01cite10Jackson661212cite10The meanings of the following sentence seems somewhat weird to me. I have written the alternative. Is that alternative correct? Suppose 11i10everyone12i10 refers to both girls and boys then I don't think 11i10his/him12i10 will be used. What word will be suitable the
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0 You would have to correlate the two pronomials.02br
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01i00to return 01u00their02u00 permission slip .... given to 01u00them02u00.02i02br
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00 As for the problem with 01i00day02i00:02br
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01i00the day after X02i00 is the sa
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1font00Thanks, CJ, for the correction.02font02br
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01font00By the way, which aspect fits better in this context, present perfect or simpe present? Or both?02font02br
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01font00Everyone is expected to return his permission slip the day after it 01b
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