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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Recently deceased
Which are correct:
1-They decided to exhumate and autopsy the body of John Doe, recently deceased.
2-They decided to exhumate and autopsy the body of John Doe, recently deceased in circumstances that were not quite clear.
3-They decided to exhumate and autopsy the body of John Doe, recently deceased, after her sister claimed that he might have been poisoned.
The first one doesn't sound correct to me. The other two do.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1-They decided to exhumate and autopsy the body of John Doe, recently deceased.
2-They decided to exhumate and autopsy the body of John Doe, recently deceased in circumstances that were not quite clear.
3-They decided to exhumate and autopsy the body of John Doe, recently deceased, after her sister claimed that he might have been poisoned.
The first one doesn't sound correct to me. The other two do.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
navitasan John Doe, recently deceased, after her his sister "John" is a man's name, so you'll need "his". More generally, on the second one, I think I'd say "... ".
- navitasan John Doe, recently deceased, after her his sister "John" is a man's name, so you'll need "his".
- More generally, on the second one, I think I'd say "...
- ".
- The first and third seem fine to me (aside from the small correction you'll need in 3).
- CJ
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navitasanJohn Doe, recently deceased, after"John" is a man's name, so you'll need "his".herhis sister
More generally, on the second one, I think I'd say "... John Doe, who recently died in circumstances ...".
The first and third seem fine to me (aside from the small correction you'll need in 3).
CJ
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I would use 'exhume'. I don't think there is a verb 'exhumate'.
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