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Haohaoxuexi Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

a friend of Tom

" This book is a favourite of mine. " is grammatical. How about the sentences below?

  • He is a friend of Tom? He is a friend of Tom's?

  • He is a friend of my brother? He is a friend of my brother's?

  • He is a friend of my manager? He is a friend of my manager's?
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Haohaoxuexi " This book is a favourite of mine. " is grammatical. How about the sentences below?

— Yankee

  • Haohaoxuexi " This book is a favourite of mine.
  • " is grammatical.
  • How about the sentences below?
  • He is a friend of Tom?
  • I would not use this one.
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Haohaoxuexi" This book is a favourite of mine. " is grammatical. How about the sentences below?
  • He is a friend of Tom? I would not use this one.
  • He is a friend of Tom's? Typical wording
  • He is a friend of my brother? I would not use this one.
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How about these sentences:

  • This is my extension. This is the extension of mine.

  • This is Tom's extension. This is the extension of Tom's.

  • This is my favourite. This is a favourite of mine.

  • This is my manager's favourite. This is a favourite of my manager's
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HaohaoxuexiHow about these sentences:
  • This is my extension. OK
  • This is the extension of mine. No
  • This is Tom's extension. OK
  • This is the extension of Tom's. No
  • This is my favourite.
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