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I am from Rome
I came from Venice
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United States of America
United States of America
New York
Yes, I am an American. I came from New York
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United States of America
Your husband is also an American, I presume?
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No, he's Italian. He's from Rome.
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He is from Paris
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Are his parents and siblings all in France?
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His parents are both in France. He doesn't have brothers, and he doesn't have younger sisters either. He has only one elder sister. She is a dancer, working in London
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What's his parents' job?
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He retired, she is a teacher; they live in Paris
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Is Mr. Green married?
Yes, he is married. He has a daughter and a son
Literally "I am from Venice came", "I came from Venice". It tells us that the person came to this place from Venice.
The possessive/adjectival marker is usually dropped with names of nationalities or languages. The form on the right is the (more correct) full form.
This is a suggestive or exhortative marker. In this case, used in a question, carries the meaning that the speaker is guessing/assuming something. In the next units it will be found as exhortative, in sentences like "Let's go"
Literally "is where person?". It usually refers to which part of a country a person is from. It could also mean asking which nationality the person is.
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Both his/her parents, literally: "his/her parents all". This adverb is only used to refer to the items to the left of it. It would be wrong to write "all his/her parents"
