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Whitejelly
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whitejelly wrote:
1. How do you interpret this sentence correctly?
2. And is the ? was or were

Anna & Maxs little sister ? at a baseball game

a) Anna, Max and his sister watched a baseball game (3 people)
b) Anna and the sister of Max watched a baseball game (2 people)
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Date: 23-11-2022 09:59
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devilcake wrote:
why would it ever be 3 people

its either (anna and max)'s sister (1 person) or anna and (max's sister) (2 people)

max is not there no matter what

and youd use  the was/were to indicate which one it is
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Date: 23-11-2022 10:27
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Babel wrote:
devilcake wrote:
why would it ever be 3 people

its either (anna and max)'s sister (1 person) or anna and (max's sister) (2 people)

max is not there no matter what

and youd use  the was/were to indicate which one it is
Agreed.

I would honestly also say it's Anna and Max's little sister only in this sentence when interpreting, because Max doesn't matter for the context of the sentence here if it was both Anna and their sister going (then the sentence would make more sense as "Anna and her sister .." )

But it could be both Anna and her sister going of course, and the sentence would still make sense.
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Date: 23-11-2022 10:32
Whitejelly
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whitejelly wrote:
DeIure wrote:
I would honestly also say it's Anna and Max's little sister only in this sentence when interpreting, because Max doesn't matter for the context of the sentence here if it was both Anna and their sister going (then the sentence would make more sense as "Anna and her sister .." )

But it could be both Anna and her sister going of course, and the sentence would still make sense.
thx!
anna and max little sister ______ at a baseball game .... is it was or were?
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Date: 23-11-2022 10:46
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Babel wrote:
whitejelly wrote:
DeIure wrote:
I would honestly also say it's Anna and Max's little sister only in this sentence when interpreting, because Max doesn't matter for the context of the sentence here if it was both Anna and their sister going (then the sentence would make more sense as "Anna and her sister .." )

But it could be both Anna and her sister going of course, and the sentence would still make sense.
thx!
anna and max little sister ______ at a baseball game .... is it was or were?
If you think it's only the little sister it's was
If it's both Anna and her sister then it's were.

So from what I've written I would say was
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Date: 23-11-2022 11:19
Whitejelly
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whitejelly wrote:
DeIure wrote:
whitejelly wrote:
DeIure wrote:
I would honestly also say it's Anna and Max's little sister only in this sentence when interpreting, because Max doesn't matter for the context of the sentence here if it was both Anna and their sister going (then the sentence would make more sense as "Anna and her sister .." )

But it could be both Anna and her sister going of course, and the sentence would still make sense.
thx!
anna and max little sister ______ at a baseball game .... is it was or were?
If you think it's only the little sister it's was
If it's both Anna and her sister then it's were.

So from what I've written I would say was
Was for 1 person
Were for 2 or more people? Am i understanding that right?
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Date: 23-11-2022 11:22
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remains wrote:
is this your 4th grade english homework
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Date: 23-11-2022 11:35
Whitejelly
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whitejelly wrote:
bones wrote:
is this your 4th grade english homework
Cuteeee , maybe english isn't my first language? Maybe I have a learning disability?
Either way, comments like these are seriously sucky and rude.
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Date: 23-11-2022 11:42
Whitejelly
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whitejelly wrote:
Anna and the sister of Max (Or Max's sister) were at a baseball game.

IS this correct gramatically?
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Date: 23-11-2022 11:44
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caprisun wrote:
bones wrote:
is this your 4th grade english homework
never beating the 4th grade allegations
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Date: 23-11-2022 11:51
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remains wrote:
whitejelly wrote:
bones wrote:
is this your 4th grade english homework
Cuteeee , maybe english isn't my first language? Maybe I have a learning disability?
Either way, comments like these are seriously sucky and rude.
it's not my first language either
we learned about was and were in the 4th grade
that's why i asked
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Date: 23-11-2022 11:53
Caprisun
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caprisun wrote:
whitejelly wrote:
Anna and the sister of Max (Or Max's sister) were at a baseball game.

IS this correct gramatically?
yes, anna and her friend's (max's) sister were at a baseball game
i, she, he, it = was
you, they, we = were
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Date: 23-11-2022 11:54
Whitejelly
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whitejelly wrote:
caprisun wrote:
bones wrote:
is this your 4th grade english homework
never beating the 4th grade allegations
No, I am not 9 years of age. This is so absurd. I just needed some help to make sure I don't make any english mistakes.
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Date: 23-11-2022 11:57
Whitejelly
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whitejelly wrote:
caprisun wrote:
whitejelly wrote:
Anna and the sister of Max (Or Max's sister) were at a baseball game.

IS this correct gramatically?
yes, anna and her friend's (max's) sister were at a baseball game
i, she, he, it = was
you, they, we = were
Thx!! I got it
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Date: 23-11-2022 11:58
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devilcake wrote:
whitejelly wrote:
caprisun wrote:
bones wrote:
is this your 4th grade english homework
never beating the 4th grade allegations
No, I am not 9 years of age. This is so absurd. I just needed some help to make sure I don't make any english mistakes.
based on all ur guess my age threads, nty that absurd of an assumption
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