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Maymhight Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Use of "his"

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00Can we say "His father didn't allow him to buy 01u00his motorcycle."02u00 with the underlined part meaning "a motorcycle of his own"?02br
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00He hasn't yet bought a motorcycle, so it seems to me that we cannot say "his motorcycle." Is this too strict an interpretation?0-
  

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0 In the right context and in informal conversation it could be understood as "... to buy the motorcycle that he wanted", or indeed "... to buy the motorcylcle that he had his heart set on", but your phrasing ("...

— CalifJim

  • 0 In the right context and in informal conversation it could be understood as "...
  • to buy the motorcycle that he wanted", or indeed "...
  • to buy the motorcylcle that he had his heart set on", but your phrasing ("...
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0 In the right context and in informal conversation it could be understood as "... to buy the motorcycle that he wanted", or indeed "... to buy the motorcylcle that he had his heart set on", but your phrasing ("... of his own") is better for the meaning you want.02br
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10Hi!12br
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10Can we say "His father didn't allow him to buy 11u10his motorcycle."12u10 with the underlined part meaning "a motorcycle of his own"?12br
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10He hasn't yet bought a motorcycle, so it seems to me that we cannot say "his m
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0CJ san,02br
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00Thank you for your explanation. I now understand in what kind of context such expression might be used.02br
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00Best egards,0-
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00ambiguous reference to its antecedent12blockquote
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00 Thanks for pointing that out. I forgot to mention it in my post.02br
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10ambiguous reference to its antecedent22blockquote
20Thanks for pointing that out. I forgot to mention it in my post.12br
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10Thanks much for your feedback, CJ.0-
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