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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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She is a mother of three who like to go swimming in the mornining, who has been married for 6 years, who has lived in five different countries.
Please do not judge the sentence as a formal sentence. Think of it as a line in a casual conversation.
Do native speakers sometimes speak like this? If not,what's the closest form?
Thanks
Please do not judge the sentence as a formal sentence. Think of it as a line in a casual conversation.
Do native speakers sometimes speak like this? If not,what's the closest form?
Thanks
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She is a mother of three who likes to go swimming in the morning , who has been married for six years, and who has lived in five different countries. If the circumstances were such that someone actually wanted to impart this information, then IMO they'd be more likely to say: She's a mother of three, she likes to go swimming in the morning, she's been married for six years, and she's lived in five different countries. However, the original version is not impossible (but "she is" would usually be "she's", and "who has" would usually be "who's").
- She is a mother of three who likes to go swimming in the morning , who has been married for six years, and who has lived in five different countries.
- If the circumstances were such that someone actually wanted to impart this information, then IMO they'd be more likely to say: She's a mother of three, she likes to go swimming in the morning, she's been married for six years, and she's lived in five different countries.
- However, the original version is not impossible (but "she is" would usually be "she's", and "who has" would usually be "who's").
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She is a mother of three who likes to go swimming in the morning, who has been married for six years, and who has lived in five different countries.
If the circumstances were such that someone actually wanted to impart this information, then IMO they'd be more likely to say:
She's a mother of three, she likes to go swimming in the morning, sh
If the circumstances were such that someone actually wanted to impart this information, then IMO they'd be more likely to say:
She's a mother of three, she likes to go swimming in the morning, sh
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Thanks, Mr. Wordy. Actually there are so many possible combinations and I believe native speakers feel they each give a different impression. To, me they are all the same.
Another example.
She's a mother of three who likes to go swimming in the morning. She's been married for six years and has lived in five different countries.
Another example.
She's a mother of three who likes to go swimming in the morning. She's been married for six years and has lived in five different countries.
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