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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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How should this be written?
He shook Mandy and Ellen's hands.
Is that written correctly? Or should it be "He shook Mandy's and Ellen's hands?"
I want to say that he shook both their hands.
Is that written correctly? Or should it be "He shook Mandy's and Ellen's hands?"
I want to say that he shook both their hands.
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The hands in question don't belong jointly to both Mandy and Ellen, so you need Mandy's and Ellen's hands . If Mandy and Ellen owned a single car though, you could ride in Mandy and Ellen's car. CJ
- The hands in question don't belong jointly to both Mandy and Ellen, so you need Mandy's and Ellen's hands .
- If Mandy and Ellen owned a single car though, you could ride in Mandy and Ellen's car.
- CJ
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The hands in question don't belong jointly to both Mandy and Ellen, so you need Mandy's and Ellen's hands.
If Mandy and Ellen owned a single car though, you could ride in Mandy and Ellen's car.
CJ
If Mandy and Ellen owned a single car though, you could ride in Mandy and Ellen's car.
CJ
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