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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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the nature of a cat

What does this mean? Is this correct? It doesn't seem correct.

The nature of a cat is going out, being autonomous not staying indoors.
  

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Hi, Say eg It's natural for a cat to go out and to be autonomous, not to stay indoors. Clive

  • Hi, Say eg It's natural for a cat to go out and to be autonomous, not to stay indoors.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Say
eg It's natural for a cat to go out and to be autonomous, not to stay indoors.

Clive
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Hi Clive
Can we say it this way:
It is the cat's nature to go out and to be autonomous and not to stay indoors.
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AnonymousThe nature of a cat is going out, being autonomous not staying indoors.
I'd write:

It is in the nature of a cat to go out, to be autonomous, and not to stay indoors.

CJ
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Hi,

Can we say it this way:
It is the cat's nature to go out and to be autonomous, and not to stay indoors.

Yes.

Clive

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