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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Major saxon genetive question!
Just when I thought that I know a Iot about the EngIish Ianguage, I was struck with this:
"Her brother's name is John." Iooks very easy and abvious but how to write the same sentence changing the personaI pronoun "her" for a name?
to the best of my knowIedge it shouId be Iike then:
"Sue's brother name is John."
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Thank you.
"Her brother's name is John." Iooks very easy and abvious but how to write the same sentence changing the personaI pronoun "her" for a name?
to the best of my knowIedge it shouId be Iike then:
"Sue's brother name is John."
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Thank you.
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I guess it should be Sue's brother's name is John.
- I guess it should be Sue's brother's name is John.
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Sue's brother's name... that doesn't sound good to me :/ Are you sure?
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Yes, Nugso is absolutely right. Even "Sue's brother's dog's name is Fido" is a perfectly natural utterance.
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Ok I take your word for it. But it's strange that you say "her brother's name is John" and when you change the personaI pronoun for a name, it gets an 's ending. I have to memorise that. Thanks
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The possessive adjectives have their own distinct forms:
John's hat
Mr Smith's hat
the cat's hat
her hat
his hat
its hat
their hat
our hat
my hat
your hat
John's hat
Mr Smith's hat
the cat's hat
her hat
his hat
its hat
their hat
our hat
my hat
your hat
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