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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

I'm student.Help me with grammar exersice

Possesive case.
Rephrase sentence.
Example
This house belongs to Mr. Smith. ? This is Mr. Smith’s house.

OK!
And for me...
|| This flat belongs to Jerry. -> This is Jerry's flat ||
And it's easy for me.BUT why "the" in this -> || These shoes belong to the dancers -> These are THE dancers' shoes || Why is there an article if the word 'dancers' is plural.

Can you explain me? Emotion: smile

  

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anonymous Can you explain me? Can you explain it to me? This is Jerry's flat.

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  • anonymous Can you explain me?
  • Can you explain it to me?
  • This is Jerry's flat.
  • Jerry is a specific person.
  • We know who you mean.
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anonymousCan you explain me?

Can you explain it to me?

This is Jerry's flat. Jerry is a specific person. We know who you mean.

These shoes belong to the dancers -> These are THE dancers' shoes


"dancers" is not specific. The article is required to define which ones they belong to.

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