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Magic79 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

double person possessive

0A lot has been written on possessives. But I dont think anyone asked about this:02br
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003. What if (unlike the above ) each has their private car02br
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0a. Tom and Sarah both share one car. So we say:02br 02br 001.

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  • 0a.
  • Tom and Sarah both share one car.
  • So we say:02br 02br 001.
  • It is Tom and Sara's car.
  • OR 01b 00 YES (joint possession)02b 02br 02br 002.
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0a. Tom and Sarah both share one car. So we say:02br
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001. It is Tom and Sara's car. OR 01b00 YES (joint possession)02b02br
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002. It is Tom's and Sara's car. 01b00NO (implies separate or individual possession)02b02br
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003. What if (unlike the above ) each has their private car02br
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0 Lots of people query this. Generally the answer is that if you two are seen as a single unit, it is usual to restrict the 's to the second name: 01font00It's Mom and Dad's anniversary tomorrow. 02br
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00With reference to #3 = 01font00They are Tom's and Sara's cars.02font02br
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0 Lots of people query this. Generally the answer is that if the two are seen as a single unit, it is usual to restrict the 01b00's02b00 to the second name: 01font00It's Mom and Dad's anniversary tomorrow. 02br
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00With reference to #3 = 01font00They are Tom's and Sara's cars.02font
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0 Hi,02br
00I was told both are used and are ok.02br
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01b00So, if there is a car that belongs to both Tom and Sara,02b02br
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00Tom's and Sara's car.02br
00Tom's car and Sara's.02br
00Saras's car and Tom's.02br
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01b00If there is a car that belon
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