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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Which expression should I use? Does the word 'own' really work in the sentence?

Which expression should I use? Does the word own really work in the sentence?

Like any other girl, Megan has (her own boyfriend, a boyfriend of her own). 
  

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Rommel Does the word own really work in the sentence? No. Like any other girl, Megan has a boyfriend.

  • Rommel Does the word own really work in the sentence?
  • No.
  • Like any other girl, Megan has a boyfriend.
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RommelDoes the word own really work in the sentence?
No.

Like any other girl, Megan has a boyfriend.
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If you want to use the word "own" in this context, it would be something like (US usage):

Like most girls Megan has a boy to call her own.

Like most girls Megan would like a boy of her own.

Like most girls Megan would like a boy to call her own.

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