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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

dog food / dog's food

Can I write:

(i) They feed the dog with some dog food.

(ii) They feed the dog some dog's food.

(c) She feeds the food for / to his dog.
  

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(i) They feed the dog with some dog food. >> OK, but this is better: They feed the dog some dog food. (ii) They feed the dog some dog's food.

  • (i) They feed the dog with some dog food.
  • >> OK, but this is better: They feed the dog some dog food.
  • (ii) They feed the dog some dog's food.
  • >> No, unless you took the food away from another dog to feed this one.
  • (c) She feeds the food for / to his dog.
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(i) They feed the dog with some dog food. >> OK, but this is better: They feed the dog some dog food.

(ii) They feed the dog some dog's food.>> No, unless you took the food away from another dog to feed this one.

(c) She feeds the food for / to his dog. >> She feeds her dog. (the verb feed alreay has the idea of food in it).

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