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Omar Ahmed Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

A puzzling question

I think 3 & 4 are OK. Am I eight?

I don't think this type of questions is a good one. What is your opinion?

  

Top answer

a book of mine a book of her s a book of hi s a book of our s a book of their s a book of Ali' s Only options 1 and 4 are correct. Omar Ahmed I don't think this type of questions is a good one. What is your opinion?

  • a book of mine a book of her s a book of hi s a book of our s a book of their s a book of Ali' s Only options 1 and 4 are correct.
  • Omar Ahmed I don't think this type of questions is a good one.
  • What is your opinion?
  • It's a grammar test, not too bad for that purpose.
  • In natural English we would say: Ali's book is lost.
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a book of mine

a book of hers

a book of his

a book of ours

a book of theirs

a book of Ali's

Only options 1 and 4 are correct.

Omar AhmedI don't think this type of questions is a good one. What is your opinion?

It's a grammar test, not too bad for that purpose.

In natural Eng

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Omar Ahmed think 3 & 4 are OK.

With names it's "a friend of ___'s".

So 1 and 4 are OK.

"of" is used as "among"

I am a friend of Ahmed's
~ I am one friend among Ahmed's friends.
~ Among all the friends that Ahmed has, I am one of them.

In terms of set theory: I am a member of the set of Ahmed's friends.

CJ

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