Customer's complaint or custmer complaint

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Please help me on the following questions, which are correct?

It is a custmer complaint.

It is a custmer's complaint.

ask a grammer question

ask a grammatical question

Can I swap a seat with you?

Can I swap the seat with you?

Can I swap seats with you? (-I saw it from a dictionary)

Can I swap my seat with you?

Can I swap my seat with yours?

Thanks in advance for your answers.

Dave Phillips · Accepted Answer

It is a customer complaint. - General Complain by the customers.

It is a customer's complaint. - A complaint by a customer.

It's a customers' complaint - A complaint by more than one customers.

~~ask a grammer question~~

ask a grammatical question - Correct

~~Can I swap a seat with you?~~

~~Can I swap the seat with you?~~

Can I swap seats with you? (-I saw it from a dictionary)Works - commonly said

Can I swap my seat with you?- Grammatically correct but not commonly said.

Can I swap my seat with yours? Commonly said. Works for me!

Haohaoxuexi · Answer

Dave,

If it is the case, I should write the following sentences,

I swapped shifts with Leon.

I swapped the shifts with Leon. (Is 'the' necessary?)

I swapped my shift with Leon.

I swapped my shift with Leon's. (Is it ok?)

2nd question, should I use '...' or "..." in the speaking sentences?

'Hello!' she said.

''That was marvellous,'' said Daniel.

3rd question, I saw the following 2 sentences in the dictionary, but is it correct?

Would you ever have imagined him/his becoming a politician?

We would appreciate you/your letting us know of any problems.

Last question, what are the differences between geographic and geographical, between biologic and biological, etc.? Please give me some examples also.

Your answers will help me a lot, thanks!

Haohaoxuexi · Answer

Can anybody answer the qustions above?

Dave Phillips · Answer

Next time it is better to start a new post as more people wil read it if asking a different question.

I swapped shifts with Leon.

I swapped the shifts with Leon. (The is used when talking about particular shifts and the listerner knows which shifts. Shifts with importance to you.)

I swapped my shift with Leon.

I swapped my shift with Leon's. - All Fine

"Hello!" she said.

"That was marvellous," said Daniel.

3rd question, I saw the following 2 sentences in the dictionary, but are they correct?

Would you ever have imagined him becoming a politician?

We would appreciate you letting us know of any problems.

Last question, what are the differences between geographic and geographical, between biologic and biological, etc.? Please give me some examples also. - Look these up first you'll learn more then if you still don't understand then repost.

Haohaoxuexi · Answer

Dave,

For the 2nd question, I saw many examples of using '...' in the speaking, so if it is wrong, when should I use '...' in the English usage.

For the 3rd question, there are many examples in the dictionary, why?

We appreciate your helping us. (-from dictionary)

Would you ever have imagined him/his becoming a politician? (-from dictionary)

For the last question, I have checked up the words, the following are from the dictionary, I cannot differentiate, so please help me on it. Thanks a lot.

geographical
adjective (MAINLY US geographic)

biological

syn.: biologic

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