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Hello.
Does the following sentence sound natural?
They were to have a blue car.
Thank you.
Hello.
Does the following sentence sound natural?
They were to have a blue car.
Thank you.
Does the following sentence sound natural?
They were to have a blue car.
Thank you.
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30 Mar 2023
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I mean, it is correct, but it sounds excessively formal. You might therefore want to try "they were going to have a blue car" instead.
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