You can use the same verb twice in a sentence, yes, if the rest of the sentence is OK. Your example with 'have' is fine. What is wrong with your originals is a complex combination of incorrect punctuation and word usage which I do not have time

yeah well i have a problem with repeated words and your right about my intent..actually i wanted to know whether i can use the word "was'' twice in the same sentence!!! plus still quite a few probs with the usage of commas actually!!!

I am not completely certain if these are flaws I have observed in this passage. But this is what I see: When reporting a tragic event (like the plane crash ) with subordinate conjunction such as "when ", "after" or

Hi! When you list several (more than 2) things you usually divide them with a comma but it is often optional before 'and'. We have tents, sleeping bags(,) and torches. When you list just two things and link them with 'and' you

Using the same sentence, but in the present tense A prepositional phrase acting as an adverb modifying the nonfinite verb 'using' in that nonfinite clause...which I presume is attached by a comma to a main clause which you have not supplied.

1. fine 2. ... dinner that he decided...sorry for himself 3. comma optional - should be stationary 4. I would change it to 'many of her family members'

I agree that the comma is uncalled for, but sometimes writers insert it in cases like this where the phrasing is long and rather confusing. I agree, and the sentence certainly flows better than if it had begun with "having........"

No, your punctuation is not even careful. You will have to recast: B ut this doesn't stem from envy, because that would have to mean that I desire those things that constitute a lavish lifestyle: mansions and hummers.

It is a bone of contention. I'd put it outside, but you don't need a comma at all in that sentence. Nor should you have one after 'but'.

Why would you say 3 is correct and is a preposition, while you don't see your oranges example as a preposition? Because "the ones above" functions as a noun, whereas "oranges can be" doesn't. You can see