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Message board > Can we say "She bore two sons last summer"?
Can we say "She bore two sons last summer"?
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dulek
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Can we say "She bore two sons last summer"?
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Can we use a verb "bear" refering to people as giving birth. For example Can we say "She bore two sons last summer" Please help me so I can make it clear to my student.
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28 Jul 2009
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anitarobi
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Yes, you can, but as many of my sts quote me in many cases - �you can say lots of things- but they may not always sound great! � I would say this:
She had 2 sons last summer. OR EVEN BETTER She gave birth to two sons last summer.
Let �s hear from some other people...
Anita |
28 Jul 2009
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pepelie
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yes you can although it �s better to say she gave birth to two sons last summer
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28 Jul 2009
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Apodo
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I agree. Modern English doesn �t use bear/bore for childbirth.
I hope those sons were twins! If they were I would say
�She gave birth to twin boys last summer. �
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28 Jul 2009
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Jayho
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Yes, it �s old fashioned. You will come across it in the classics but not so much in contemporary literature. I agree with Anatarobi �s suggestion: either gave birth / had. |
28 Jul 2009
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dulek
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Thanks so much for your comments . That helped me lots.
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29 Jul 2009
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