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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Referring to a Person (Past Tense Q)
Hi All,
I was curious if saying something like this is grammatically accurate to say, given a sibling is still alive:
"I had a sister with a red car."
I could understand how it could be confusing, and there is a better way to phrase, but I think it would be understood that the phrase would be meant to indicate that the sister no longer owns a red car.
I was curious if saying something like this is grammatically accurate to say, given a sibling is still alive:
"I had a sister with a red car."
I could understand how it could be confusing, and there is a better way to phrase, but I think it would be understood that the phrase would be meant to indicate that the sister no longer owns a red car.
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I understand the sentence to mean that I have a sister who used to have a red car. But it is not a good sentence, as you have indicated.
- I understand the sentence to mean that I have a sister who used to have a red car.
- But it is not a good sentence, as you have indicated.
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I understand the sentence to mean that I have a sister who used to have a red car. But it is not a good sentence, as you have indicated.
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Either of these would certainly be better:
I have a sister who had a red car.
or, more simply,
My sister had a red car.
I have a sister who had a red car.
or, more simply,
My sister had a red car.
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