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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

With a broken leg

Can I say,

Harun was lying in bed with a broken leg.
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say, Harun was lying in bed with a broken leg. Harun was lying on bed with his broken leg.

— Mcbian

  • Vincent Teo Can I say, Harun was lying in bed with a broken leg.
  • Harun was lying on bed with his broken leg.
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Vincent TeoCan I say, Harun was lying in bed with a broken leg.

Harun was lying on bed with his broken leg.
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mcbianwith his broken leg.
The use of the possessive here would certainly preclude any jokes [who had the broken leg?], but I don't think it's really necessary. We find it perfectly natural to say "He is in bed with a headache, with the flu, with a high fever, with a bad cold".
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Vincent TeoCan I say,

Harun was lying in bed with a broken leg.
In short, yes, that's fine.
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