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Simonlimcy Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Rewriting from first person to third person's voice
How do you rewrite this quotation by the late Mr. Lee Kuan Yew using a third person's voice- he & his:
"At the end of the day, what have I got? "A successful Singapore" what have I given up? "My life"
Thank you very much!
"At the end of the day, what have I got? "A successful Singapore" what have I given up? "My life"
Thank you very much!
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I would use the impersonal pronoun one. What has one given up? One's life.
- I would use the impersonal pronoun one.
- What has one given up?
- One's life.
- However, what has one got seems contradictory in style, so I would say What does one have?
- Many Americans would use the second person forms you and your .
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I would use the impersonal pronoun one. What has one given up? One's life. However, what has one got seems contradictory in style, so I would say What does one have? Many Americans would use the second person forms you and your.
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