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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

"belongs to X Y" using possessive determiner

It isn't anyone's in our family suitcase
It is no one's among us business

Are the sentences correct? If not, how should they be correctly?
  

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Anonymous Are the sentences correct? No. They need recasting.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Are the sentences correct?
  • No.
  • They need recasting.
  • That suitcase doesn't belong to anyone in our family.
  • It's not any of our business.
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AnonymousAre the sentences correct?
No. They need recasting.

That suitcase doesn't belong to anyone in our family.
It's not any of our business.
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Thank you. So, the first sentence cannot be phrased using possessive at all, or would it just sound awkward and should be avoided?
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It is not right. You might hear "anyone in our family's", but it is awkward and begs for revision in writing.
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Okay, thank you again
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