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Yogi2005 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Inflected or periphrastic genitive

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00could you tell me the phrases are correct? 02br
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001.my son's-in -law car 02br
002. one hour and a half drive 02br
00or one and a half hours' drive 02br
003. a passer's-by testimony 02br
004. the twins' Susie and Nathalie toys 02br
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Top answer

01. no-- my son-in-law's 02br 002. I would say 'an hour-and-a-half('s)' (with or without hyphens) 02br 003.

— Mister Micawber

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  • no-- my son-in-law's 02br 002.
  • I would say 'an hour-and-a-half('s)' (with or without hyphens) 02br 003.
  • no -- a passerby's 02br 004.
  • can't be done-- change to the 'of' genitive: 'the toys of the twins, Susie and Nathalie' 02br 02br 02br 00You are confusing possessives with plurals, Yogi.
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01. no-- my son-in-law's 02br
002. I would say 'an hour-and-a-half('s)' (with or without hyphens) 02br
003. no -- a passerby's 02br
004. can't be done-- change to the 'of' genitive: 'the toys of the twins, Susie and Nathalie' 02br
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00You are confusing possessives with plurals, Yogi. It is 'two sons-in-law', 'two passe
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0 I would say 'an hour-and-a-half('s)' (with or without hyphens) 02br
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00RH: I've never ever heard anyone say, 02br
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00"An hour hyphen and hyphen a hyphen half", Mr M.050010id5
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