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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

like Mark?

. Which is correct?

He has a face like Mark
He has a face like Mark's
He has a face like that of Mark/
  

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These: He has a face like Mark's He has a face like that of Mark. -- but you'll hear the first one too.

  • These: He has a face like Mark's He has a face like that of Mark.
  • -- but you'll hear the first one too.
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These:

He has a face like Mark's
He has a face like that of Mark.


-- but you'll hear the first one too.
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Thank you. Why doesn't follow the pattern you showed? Why no possessive?

It has a face like a lion.
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I don't like that one, either, though you'll no doubt hear or read it.

It has a face like a lion's / that of a lion.
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