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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Grammar: Genitive Case--apposition, relative clauses
Are these grammatical?
I didn't think a was OK, because 'whom I kissed' doesn't modify the genitive case: 'girl's (best friend).' Do we need to recast the sentence so the relative clause modifies 'girl'?
I didn't think b was OK, because 'coach' isn't in apposition with the genitive case: 'andrew's (plans).
It should be in apposition with what it is equal to 'Andrew'
a) The girl's, whom I kissed, best friend was married.
b) He will fit nicely into coach Andrew's plans.
Thanks
I didn't think a was OK, because 'whom I kissed' doesn't modify the genitive case: 'girl's (best friend).' Do we need to recast the sentence so the relative clause modifies 'girl'?
I didn't think b was OK, because 'coach' isn't in apposition with the genitive case: 'andrew's (plans).
It should be in apposition with what it is equal to 'Andrew'
a) The girl's, whom I kissed, best friend was married.
b) He will fit nicely into coach Andrew's plans.
Thanks
Top answer
1 is awful. Absolutely awful. The best friend of the girl I kissed is married.
- 1 is awful.
- Absolutely awful.
- The best friend of the girl I kissed is married.
- ) 2 is not apposition.
- Coach Andrew is his title/name.
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1 is awful. Absolutely awful. The best friend of the girl I kissed is married. (Let's hope the girl you kissed is not, unless you are her husband.)
2 is not apposition. Coach Andrew is his title/name.
2 is not apposition. Coach Andrew is his title/name.
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Hi GG
I agree.
Grammar Geek1 is awful
I agree.
Grammar Geek2 is not appositionAh yes, thought this was the case.
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I would say not.
I have a situation at work, where for legal reasons, I have to write "ABC Company, Inc. (ABC(r))" -- that (r) is the registration symbol but I can't figure out how to do it it on here.
Sometimes people send me stuff with "ABC's expert team of..." and I have to re-write it. I can't write "ABC Company, Inc. (ABC(r))'s. It's a similar situation.
I have a situation at work, where for legal reasons, I have to write "ABC Company, Inc. (ABC(r))" -- that (r) is the registration symbol but I can't figure out how to do it it on here.
Sometimes people send me stuff with "ABC's expert team of..." and I have to re-write it. I can't write "ABC Company, Inc. (ABC(r))'s. It's a similar situation.
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