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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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How could you don't look at her when she dressed so attarctive?
Her legs crossed and her purse on her knee.
She was reading a magazine on her knee.
Are there any problems?
Thank you
Her legs crossed and her purse on her knee.
She was reading a magazine on her knee.
Are there any problems?
Thank you
Top answer
A few problems, yes. How could you not look at her when she is dressed so attractive ly ? ) Her legs are/were crossed, and her purse is/was on her knee.
- A few problems, yes.
- How could you not look at her when she is dressed so attractive ly ?
- ) Her legs are/were crossed, and her purse is/was on her knee.
- ) The problem with the third one is more difficult to explain.
- She was not on her knee.
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A few problems, yes.
How could you not look at her when she is dressed so attractively?
(You can't have both a modal - could - and the auxiliary do before the same verb.)
Her legs are/were crossed, and her purse is/was on her knee.
(You have to have verbs in these clauses.)
The problem with the third one
How could you not look at her when she is dressed so attractively?
(You can't have both a modal - could - and the auxiliary do before the same verb.)
Her legs are/were crossed, and her purse is/was on her knee.
(You have to have verbs in these clauses.)
The problem with the third one
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Hi,
Since her legs are crossed, this woman is certainly making a lot of use of one knee.
Clive
Since her legs are crossed, this woman is certainly making a lot of use of one knee.
Clive
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The same thought crossed my mind, which is why I decided to treat the last two sentences as independent alternatives of a description of the scene rather than as cumulative!
CJ
CJ
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