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1 Dec 2022
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English (US)
Question about English (US)
1) When he goes shopping, John takes a shopping basket with him.
2) When John goes shopping, he takes a shopping basket with him.
Which one is more natural? Are both grammatically correct?
1) When he goes shopping, John takes a shopping basket with him.
2) When John goes shopping, he takes a shopping basket with him.
Which one is more natural? Are both grammatically correct?
2) When John goes shopping, he takes a shopping basket with him.
Which one is more natural? Are both grammatically correct?
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- English (US)
Although both are technically correct, (2) is the one that’s natural because you generally want to introduce the person you’re talking about (“John”) before referring to that person again with a pronoun (“he”).
- French (France)
First one.
"When he goes shopping, John takes a shopping basket with him" amounts to saying, "John takes a shopping basket with him when he goes shopping".
- Korean
@Korius I thought 'when ~~' is a dependent clause, so 'John' should be in the main clause. It is confusing. Thank you!
- English (US)
@milkhr22 You're right that "When ~~" is dependent, but both examples you provided are independent clauses because they have a subject, verb, and complete idea:
(1) "John" (S) + "takes" (V) + "a shopping basket" (complete idea because I know what John takes)
(2) "He" (S) + "takes" (V) + "a shopping basket"
Pronouns like "he" can also act as subjects, not just names!
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