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Smilingjenia Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Gabriel Garcia Marquez's language

Hi everybody! Could you please help me! is it possible to say

Driven by passion to the Spanish culture and literature I began to study Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Federico Garcia Lorca's language

as for me it sounds weird Emotion: smile but also I don' think it's possible to say

Driven by passion to the Spanish culture and literature I began to study the language of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's and Federico Garcia Lorca

what should I do?
Thank you very much!
  

Top answer

g. books that they co-authored), so it may not be applicable to your case. (The sentence is theoretically ambiguous -- does it mean Marquez the person, or does it mean his language?

— Mr Wordy

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  • books that they co-authored), so it may not be applicable to your case.
  • (The sentence is theoretically ambiguous -- does it mean Marquez the person, or does it mean his language?
  • " -- Whether it should be Marquez' or Marquez's is perhaps a matter of opinion.
  • " -- This is my preferred form, I think.
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At least three structures are possible:

"Driven by passion to Spanish culture and literature, I began to study Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Federico Garcia Lorca's language." -- I'd use this form only when referring to joint writings (e.g. books that they co-authored), so it may not be applicable to your case. (The sentence is theoretically ambiguous -- does it mean Marquez the pers
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Good evening Mr Wordy!

Thank you very much for your answer! I will use your preferred form! Could I ask you to have a look at my motivation essay? Please!


Thank you once again!
Jenia
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I share Mr Wordy's preference for the third version.

CJ
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