Correct the errors in the following sentence:
Samirs always been borrowing his car to his brother who’s lending it while his old model car is in the garage for repairing.
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Samirs has been borrowing his brother’s car while his own model car is in the garage for repairs.
Samie borrowed his brothers car while his car was in the garage for repairs.
Samiris is borrowing his brother's car while his car is in the garage for repairs.
Marie-Christine: You have the idea here, but your use of " own model car" is misleading;-)
Samantha: You have a grammatically good sentence, but you need to go back to the original and try to determine who is borrowing what;-)
Janine: You came up with the same interpretation as Samantha, and there is a problem with the person's name;-)
Samirs's brother is having his car repaired, so he loaned his car to him until it was finished.
Tammy: Yes, but check your use of the possessive;-)
Samirs has been lending his car to his brother who always borrows the car while his old car is in the garage for repair.
Samirs always lends his car to his brother while his brother's old model car is in the garage for repairs.
Irena and Ying: Almost there--check the possessive;-)
Samirs brother is having his car repaired, so he loaned his car to him until it was finished.
Samir loaned his car to his brother, until his was repaired.
Tammy: The first one is better--the second one misses a lot of information.
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