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Jack112 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Next of kin

01. The driver's name will not be released until next of kin 01b00have02b00 been notified. (What is 'have' referring to here? How come 'have' is not singular? Is it not referring to 'kin' or is it 'next of' ? I don't think it is 'next of' because it doesn't make sense, so it has to be 'kin' ? 'Kin' is singular?)02br
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0"next of kin" is a noun phrase in this sentence. It means "closest relatives". That is why the verb "have" has been used.

— Tearsofjoy

  • 0"next of kin" is a noun phrase in this sentence.
  • It means "closest relatives".
  • That is why the verb "have" has been used.
  • 02br 02br 00I guess you have been reading a description of a road accident.
  • 02br 02br 00 - Joy02br 02br 00[f]0-
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0"next of kin" is a noun phrase in this sentence. It means "closest relatives". That is why the verb "have" has been used. The words "next of" or "kin" have no independent status in the sentence.02br
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00I guess you have been reading a description of a road accident. In this case, the closest relatives of the driver or the victim have to be notified of the incident.02br
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10 The words "next of" or "kin" have no independent status in the sentence.12br
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10Hello Tearsofjoy,02br
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01cite10Mylakh12cite10If I may, your original sentence is grammatically incorrect. The correct versions : 12br
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10(a) The word "next of" or "kin" 11i10has12i10 no independent status in the sentence. 11i10or 12i12br
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10(b) The words "next of" and "ki
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11cite20Mylakh22cite20If I may, your original sentence is grammatically incorrect. The correct versions : 22br
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20(a) The word "next of" or "kin" 21i20has22i20 no independent status in the sentence. 21i20
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01cite10Mylakh12cite10 If I may, again, your second sentence has also same error:12br
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10"the closest relatives of the driver or the victim have to be notified of the incident." . Take care.12br
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10No, Mylakh. "Closest relatives" is a plural. I could not use "ha
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11cite20Mylakh22cite20 If I may, again, your second sentence has also same error: 22br
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20"the closest relatives of the driver or the victim have to be notified of the incident." . Take care.22br
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0Ah. Now I catch the ambiguity which made you think there was a mistake. The sentence should be - "the closest relatives of the driver or 01i00of 02i00the victim have to be notified of the incident." Even without the "of" - wouldn't the victim of an accident know the accident has taken place?02br
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01cite10Tearsofjoy12cite10Ah. Now I catch the ambiguity which made you think there was a mistake. The sentence should be - "the closest relatives of the driver or 11i10of 12i10the victim have to be notified of the incident." Even without the "of" - wouldn't the victim of an accident know the accident has taken pla
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