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I remember that the following sentences are fine in formal register:
1. I heard Jamie's singing in the bath.
2. They remember the cast's rehearsing for days.
I was, however, told that the following types of sentences with pronouns like "someone" and "something" are incorrect; now, I do not remember the reasons. Could someone please tell me what the reasons are? I appreciate it:
3. The witness saw someone's running away.
4. We could smell something's burning.
Thank you very much
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Selvakumar I remember that the following sentences are fine in formal register:1. 2. They remember the cast's rehearsing for days.
- Selvakumar I remember that the following sentences are fine in formal register:1.
- 2.
- They remember the cast's rehearsing for days.
- They are not fine; in fact, they seem very odd today.
- That rule has fallen into disuse, and now it appears only in very or hyper-formal writing and usually only with personal pronouns.
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SelvakumarI remember that the following sentences are fine in formal register:1. I heard Jamie's singing in the bath.2. They remember the cast's rehearsing for days.
They are not fine; in fact, they seem very odd today. That rule has fallen into disuse, and now it appears only in very or hyper-formal writing and usually only with personal pronouns.
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