Contiluo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
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Which is acceptable, (1) or (2) ?
(1) The cat has a big hole on its stomach.
(2) There is a big hole on the cat's stomach.
(1) The cat has a big hole on its stomach.
(2) There is a big hole on the cat's stomach.
Top answer
Usually a hole in "in" something, not "on" something. But I don't really understand what you're trying to say. What kind of hole are you talking about?
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Usually a hole in "in" something, not "on" something. But I don't really understand what you're trying to say. What kind of hole are you talking about? Is the cat injured? Has the cat been shot? I'm worried about this cat!
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The original sentence is as written.
"The cat was badly wounded, for its belly was pierced through by an arrow."
Someone writes the sentence as: The cat has a hole in its stomach. I just don't know how to revise it in a natural way.
"The cat was badly wounded, for its belly was pierced through by an arrow."
Someone writes the sentence as: The cat has a hole in its stomach. I just don't know how to revise it in a natural way.
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contiluoThe cat has a hole in its stomach.This is fine, as far as grammar. (It's not so fine for the cat.)
Your original sentences are also okay if you change "on" to "in."
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