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Slocawber Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Girls' attitude

Hello.

Talking about the Beatles, a text says 'Girls were crazy about them.'

Can you ask the following?

What was (the) girls' attitude towards them?

By the way: would you put THE in the sentence or not?

Thank you

  

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slocawber What was (the) girls' attitude towards them? slocawber By the way: would you put THE in the sentence or not? If you include "the", you would be referring to a specific set/group of girls.

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  • slocawber What was (the) girls' attitude towards them?
  • slocawber By the way: would you put THE in the sentence or not?
  • If you include "the", you would be referring to a specific set/group of girls.
  • Thus, you should omit it.
  • Note that you can also say: What was the attitude of girls towards them?
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slocawberWhat was (the) girls' attitude towards them?
slocawberBy the way: would you put THE in the sentence or not?

If you include "the", you would be referring to a specific set/group of girls. Thus, you should omit it.

Note that you can also say:

What was the attitude of girls towards them?

Or

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