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JKBelieve Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Help me! home? the home?

I am participating in an english debate and it's killing me!!!

Anyway, this is my question. Is there a grammatical problem with this sentence?

"Children's place is in school and women's place is in home"

What happens if I change it to

"Chidren's places are in schools and women's places are in homes"

And...

"A child's place is in school and a woman's place is in the home'

Thanx a lot for having a look at my question ^^
  

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But I'm sure it's good for your English. Anyway, this is my question. Is there a grammatical problem with this sentence?

— Clive

  • But I'm sure it's good for your English.
  • Anyway, this is my question.
  • Is there a grammatical problem with this sentence?
  • "Children's place is in school and women's place is in the home"I wouldn't say it's wrong, but the singular below sounds better.
  • It's a matter of what sounds more idiomatic.
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Hi,
I am participating in an english debate and it's killing me!!!But I'm sure it's good for your English.

Anyway, this is my question. Is there a grammatical problem with this sentence?

"Children's place is in school and women's place is in the home"I wouldn't say it's wrong, but the singular below sou
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"A child's place is in school and a woman's place is in the home" is correct. The other versions are incorrect.
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why does 'school' not need 'the' in front of it but 'home' does?

oh and by the way is the above sentence grammatically sound as well? Thanx ^^
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Hi,

Think of 'in school' as a pretty idiomatic and fixed kind of phrase.
We say it that way because we say it that way.

Clive
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