Sentences

[puzzle]

He stood in the doorway, his coat over his arm.
He stood in the doorway, the coat over his arm.
He stood in the doorway, with the coat over his arm.

:?: Which sentence above is right? Please.

 

[Amigos4]

He stood in the doorway, his coat over his arm.
He stood in the doorway, the coat over his arm.
He stood in the doorway, with the coat over his arm.

:?: Which sentence above is right? Please.

Which sentence do you think is correct? We'll let you know if your choice is correct!

Cheers,
Amigo

 

[stuartnz]

I'm not a teacher, but I will add that the three sentences given aren't necessarily all saying exactly the same thing. That might give you something to think about when trying to decide which is correct.

 

[puzzle]

I think all of them are grammatical ok, right? :roll:

 

[Neillythere]

As a Brit, but not a teacher, I would explain that, whilst I believe all to be grammatically correct, they mean different things.

Changing "his" to "the" suggests that the coat concerned is not his but a coat that had previously been mentioned.

 

[puzzle]

I see!