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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Visited his grandparents or grandparents' house?
Hi. Do the two sentences have different meanings? Thank you for your help in advance.
1. He visited his grandparents.
2. He visited his grandparents' house.
1. He visited his grandparents.
2. He visited his grandparents' house.
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It depends on whether or not his grandparents were at home. In #1, it's possible that his grandparents were on holiday or in hospital when he visited them. In #2,it's possible that his parents had died some time before, and he was just having a look round their former home.
- It depends on whether or not his grandparents were at home.
- In #1, it's possible that his grandparents were on holiday or in hospital when he visited them.
- In #2,it's possible that his parents had died some time before, and he was just having a look round their former home.
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It depends on whether or not his grandparents were at home.
In #1, it's possible that his grandparents were on holiday or in hospital when he visited them.
In #2,it's possible that his parents had died some time before, and he was just having a look round their former home.
In #1, it's possible that his grandparents were on holiday or in hospital when he visited them.
In #2,it's possible that his parents had died some time before, and he was just having a look round their former home.
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