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Kml Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Do i have to put " An " or " his?"

I'm not sure whether to put "an" or "his" in this sentence :
Tun Tan Cheng lock was born in 1883 in Melaka. Then he had HIS/AN early education in Melaka.
An or his? Emotion: surprise if so, why? "his" is possessive pronouns, but , "an" can be used before vowels and nouns and adjectives ( and "early" is an adjective? ) right? so , which is the answer? O_O , still new in grammar xD

The original question from my teacher is :

Tun Tan Cheng lock was born ( Cloze ) 1883 in Melaka. Then he had ( Cloze ) early education in Melaka.

so , please don't say that i need to rephrase the sentence , because it's a cloze question D:
Thank you Emotion: big smile
  

Top answer

As you'll see below, in your sentence either the possesive pronoun his or the indefinite article an may be used. I think if you use the word his , you implicate, through a very subtle suggestion, that his education was different than just any education. org/wiki/Possessive_adjective Semantics For possessive adjectives as elsewhere, the genitive does not always indicate strict possession , but rather a general sense of belonging or close identification with .

— Kimlrobles

  • As you'll see below, in your sentence either the possesive pronoun his or the indefinite article an may be used.
  • I think if you use the word his , you implicate, through a very subtle suggestion, that his education was different than just any education.
  • org/wiki/Possessive_adjective Semantics For possessive adjectives as elsewhere, the genitive does not always indicate strict possession , but rather a general sense of belonging or close identification with .
  • Consider the following examples: my mother or my people Here, a person does not own his or her mother, but rather has a close relationship with her.
  • The same applies to my people , which means people I am closely associated with or people I identify with .
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As you'll see below, in your sentence either the possesive pronoun his or the indefinite article an may be used. I think if you use the word his, you implicate, through a very subtle suggestion, that his education was different than just any education.

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Emotion: big smile Yes , this is the kind of answer im looking for XD , i tried other place like yahoo answers
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