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Hotmale Posted 8 years ago
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Behaviour

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I'd like to ask you about the way the word "behaviour" functions in a sentence. It's correct to say "a student's behaviour", but is it correct to say "the behaviour of a student"?


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Hotmale I'd like to ask you about the way the word "behaviour" functions in a sentence. It's correct to say "a student's behaviour", but is it correct to say "the behaviour of a student"? Grammatically, they are both correct.

  • Hotmale I'd like to ask you about the way the word "behaviour" functions in a sentence.
  • It's correct to say "a student's behaviour", but is it correct to say "the behaviour of a student"?
  • Grammatically, they are both correct.
  • The choice between them is determined by how they sound within a sentence or within a larger passage of writing.
  • By my estimation "a student's behaviour" is more likely in most cases.
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Hotmale

I'd like to ask you about the way the word "behaviour" functions in a sentence. It's correct to say "a student's behaviour", but is it correct to say "the behaviour of a student"?

Grammatically, they are both correct. The choice between them is determined by how they sound within a sentence or within a larger passage of writing. By my estima

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