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Cat navy 425 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Question about sentences

Kindly tell me which of the following expressions are correct.

1) He wore out his shoes.

2) His shoes have worn out.

3) His shoes are worn out.


Thank you.

  

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Those are all correct English. In (2) and (3) the focus is on the present state of the shoes, while in (1) the focus is on a past occurrence.

  • Those are all correct English.
  • In (2) and (3) the focus is on the present state of the shoes, while in (1) the focus is on a past occurrence.
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Those are all correct English. In (2) and (3) the focus is on the present state of the shoes, while in (1) the focus is on a past occurrence.

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