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[left eye cannot see clearly][right arm has rashes]

Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 6:51 pm
by ansonman
I have made up the sentences below.

(1a) My left eye cannot see clearly.
(2a) My right arm has rashes.

My non-native English speaking friends think neither one is idiomatic. They have revised them below.

(1b) I cannot see clearly with my left eye.
(2b) I have rashes on my right arm.

Who is correct? Please help me. Thank you very much.

Re: [left eye cannot see clearly][right arm has rashes]

Posted: Thu May 11, 2023 6:07 am
by Alan
Your friends are correct.

It is natural to make the person, not the body part, the subject in such cases.