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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Elliptical construction : Possessive
a. This can be either John's car or Mary's.
b. This can be either John's or Mary's car.
When omitting the repeated noun after a possessive case, could any one of the two be dropped out?
Would the two sentences in the example above be both acceptable? Does either one of them have clear preference or grammtical error?
b. This can be either John's or Mary's car.
When omitting the repeated noun after a possessive case, could any one of the two be dropped out?
Would the two sentences in the example above be both acceptable? Does either one of them have clear preference or grammtical error?
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Anonymous When omitting the repeated noun after a possessive case, could any one of the two be dropped out? Certainly either can be dropped there. I will not vouch for all circumstances.
- Anonymous When omitting the repeated noun after a possessive case, could any one of the two be dropped out?
- Certainly either can be dropped there.
- I will not vouch for all circumstances.
- Anonymous Would the two sentences in the example above be both acceptable?
- Does either one of them have clear preference or grammatical error?
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AnonymousWhen omitting the repeated noun after a possessive case, could any one of the two be dropped out?Certainly either can be dropped there. I will not vouch for all circumstances.
AnonymousWould the two sentences in the example above be both acceptable? Does either one of them have clear preference or grammatical error?
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