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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Make is a possessive?
Hi. Which is correct? I feel the possessive is correct.
They have brought a culture similar to the mainlands/mainlands'.
They have brought a culture similar to Japan/Japan's
They have brought a culture similar to the mainlands/mainlands'.
They have brought a culture similar to Japan/Japan's
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Hi, I would write it like this: They have brought mainland's culture OR They have brought a culture similar to the Mainland. They have brought Japan's culture OR They have brought a culture similar to the Japan. Regards, Scott Tiger
- Hi, I would write it like this: They have brought mainland's culture OR They have brought a culture similar to the Mainland.
- They have brought Japan's culture OR They have brought a culture similar to the Japan.
- Regards, Scott Tiger
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Hi,
I would write it like this:
They have brought mainland's culture OR They have brought a culture similar to the Mainland.
They have brought Japan's culture OR They have brought a culture similar to the Japan.
Regards,
Scott Tiger
I would write it like this:
They have brought mainland's culture OR They have brought a culture similar to the Mainland.
They have brought Japan's culture OR They have brought a culture similar to the Japan.
Regards,
Scott Tiger
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scotttiger09Hi,They have brought a culture similar to that of Japan/Mainland.
I would write it like this:
They have brought mainland's culture OR They have brought a culture similar to the Mainland.
They have brought Japan's culture OR They have brought a culture similar to the Japan.
Regards,
Scott Tiger
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Hi. Thank you. So what is the correct one?
They brought a culture similar to that of Japan.
They brought a culture similar to Japan.
Why can't this be the correct one too (if it can't be)? It Japan's culture, isn't it?
They brought a culture similar to Japan's.
They brought a culture similar to that of Japan.
They brought a culture similar to Japan.
Why can't this be the correct one too (if it can't be)? It Japan's culture, isn't it?
They brought a culture similar to Japan's.
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These are fine:
They brought a culture similar to that of Japan.
They brought a culture similar to Japan's.
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These are fine:
They brought a culture similar to that of Japan.
They brought a culture similar to Japan's.
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People say such things as, "I'd like to wear my hair just like you." "I'd like to have a hairdo just like you." "I have feelings, just like you." "I have feelings just like you."
I think "just like" is more acceptable than "similar to" because it doesn't claim to be upper register. But it's still wrong. It must be a possessive form, or optionally, in the case of an action, "just a
I think "just like" is more acceptable than "similar to" because it doesn't claim to be upper register. But it's still wrong. It must be a possessive form, or optionally, in the case of an action, "just a
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