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Hela

#284386 Sun, 22 Oct 06 08:51 PM

Dear teachers,

Would you please help me finish the following sentence?

Tony's wife ………… (what can I add here, the fact that she is pregnant ? or something else ?) OF TWO WEEKS visited her cousin at the beach.

Many thanks,
Hela

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Grammar Geek

#284391 Sun, 22 Oct 06 09:08 PM

Hela, I don't understand what's wrong with it as it stands.

Tony's wife of two weeks - this means they were married two weeks ago.

Did you need to include the information that she is pregnant?

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Barbara, who answers in American English.

Yankee

#284398 Sun, 22 Oct 06 09:37 PM

A little morbid, but you could add to the sentence this way:

Tony's wife of two weeks nearly drowned when she visited her cousin at the beach.

(Or are you really supposed to separate "wife" and "of two weeks"?)

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Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain

Hela

#284406 Sun, 22 Oct 06 09:51 PM

You're right, Grammar Geek.

You're idea is great, Yankee. I'll use it. Smile [:)]

All the best,

Hela