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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

accepted the challenge

Can I say,

The tortoise accepted the hare's challenge.

The tortoise accepted the challenge of the hare.
  

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The tortoise accepted the hare's challenge. Yes, that's the usual way of saying this. The tortoise accepted the challenge of the hare.

  • The tortoise accepted the hare's challenge.
  • Yes, that's the usual way of saying this.
  • The tortoise accepted the challenge of the hare.
  • Possible, and not ungrammatical, but unusual.
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The tortoise accepted the hare's challenge. Yes, that's the usual way of saying this.

The tortoise accepted the challenge of the hare. Possible, and not ungrammatical, but unusual.

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