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Mildor Posted 18 years ago
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english grammar

I am a bit confused .. english is not my native tongue.. could you tell or explain to me which of the following sentences is right?

"I want to wash some clothes of him.” or “I want to wash some clothes of his" or "I want to wash some clothes from him”

hope to hear you soon

many thanks and warm regards,


mildor from The Netherlands


  

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mildor I am a bit confused .. english is not my native tongue.. could you tell or explain to me which of the following sentences is right?

  • mildor I am a bit confused ..
  • english is not my native tongue..
  • could you tell or explain to me which of the following sentences is right?
  • ” or “I want to wash some clothes of his" or "I want to wash some clothes from him” None of the above is natual either idiomatically nor garmmatically.
  • Suggestions: " I want to do the laundry for him" " I want to wash his dirty clothes" Hope to hear [from] you soon Many thanks and warm regards, Mildor from The Netherlands
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mildorI am a bit confused .. english is not my native tongue.. could you tell or explain to me which of the following sentences is right?

"I want to wash some clothes of him.” or “I want to wash some clothes of his" or "I want to wash some clothes from him
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Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

I am a bit confused .. english is not my native tongue.. could you tell or explain to me which of the following sentences is right?

"I want to wash some clothes of him.” or “I want to wash some clothes of his" or "I want to wash some clothes from him”
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thank you so much for your reply mr Clive..

but what i really wanted to know is.. how to use
of her /of him .. or.. from her/from him.. or of hers/of his .. the correct way in a sentence, since it came up as a discussion between me and someone-else

is it WRONG to say: clothes of HIM/HER??

should it be: clothes of HIS/HERS ?

which one of these is wrong or
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mildoris it WRONG to say: clothes of HIM/HER??

should it be: clothes of HIS/HERS ?

which one of these is wrong or right??
His clothes.
Her clothes.
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Hi,
what i really wanted to know is.. how to use
of her /of him .. or.. from her/from him.. or of hers/of his .. the correct way in a sentence, since it came up as a discussion between me and someone-else
is it WRONG to say: clothes of HIM/HER?? Yes, it is.

should it be: clothes of HIS/HERS ?Yes, it should.




'I want to wash some clothes of his' is fine
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thanks to all you dear people who have been answering my question-s
you have been really helpful

best wishes and lots of succes
mildor

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