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Rozarria Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

2 questions

Hey there.

1.) "I went to the post office to mail my package" or "I went to the post office and mailed my package"?

2.) Possessive:
"I mailed the package containing my brother and parents' gifts" or "I mailed the package containing my brother's and parents' gifts"?

Which is correct in each case?

Thanks,
rozarria
  

Top answer

1. It depends on what you mean. Did you go to the post office [for the purpose / with the intention] of mailing your package?

— CalifJim

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  • It depends on what you mean.
  • Did you go to the post office [for the purpose / with the intention] of mailing your package?
  • Or did you go to the post office and also actually mail the package?
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1. It depends on what you mean.

Did you go to the post office [for the purpose / with the intention] of mailing your package?

Or did you go to the post office and also actually mail the package?

2. It depends on what you mean.

Was each gift meant to be shared by your brother and your parents? (your brother and parents' gifts)

Or were some gif
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Such a clever way to look at it, CalifJim! Thank you for clarifying this (I wasn't even aware that these slight grammatical changes would produce different meanings)!

-rozarria
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