Stevenukd  +  442726 Thu, 15 Nov 07 01:03 AM Dear Teachers, 1. She was an adulteress with another man while he's away on business. - Is this natural? Thanks very much to Teachers,  Stevenukd. Stevenukd Joined on Wed, Aug 31 2005 Vietnam Regular Member 946

	Feebs11  +  442736 Thu, 15 Nov 07 01:45 AM Not particularly.  Very few people would use the word "adulteress" these days.  "She committed adultery while he was away on business" would be a natural, if formal, statement. Usually it is not really necessary to qualify the statement with "another man" - that is an understood fact. Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015

	Grammar Geek  +  442755 Thu, 15 Nov 07 04:21 AM I agree with all of Feeb's comments, but want to add this: She was... while he is... -- you have a disconnect with the tenses. She was... while he was... or She is...  while he is... Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Tenses

	Clive  +  442766 Thu, 15 Nov 07 04:39 AM Hi, She was an adulteress with another man while he's away on business. In your original sentence, it is not absolutely clear whether or not 'he' refers to 'another man' or to her husband. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,668 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo