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Mr. Tom Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
One of you people's mobile phone was...
Hi
Could you please have a look at these sentences? Are they all OK in spoken and written English?
1) One of you people's mobile phone was ringing during the meeting. I want to know whose.
[Teacher to students in a class]
2) How many of your fathers are doctors?
Thanks,
Tom
Could you please have a look at these sentences? Are they all OK in spoken and written English?
1) One of you people's mobile phone was ringing during the meeting. I want to know whose.
[Teacher to students in a class]
2) How many of your fathers are doctors?
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
#1 would need rewriting in a formal text.
- #1 would need rewriting in a formal text.
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Thanks, MM!
To be honest, I was almost sure that the second would be odd or wrong. How many of your fathers... sounds very strange to my non-native ears. But you okayed it.
Tom
To be honest, I was almost sure that the second would be odd or wrong. How many of your fathers... sounds very strange to my non-native ears. But you okayed it.
Tom
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Mr. TomTo be honest, I was almost sure that the second would be odd or wrong. How many of your fathers...What would you expect instead? I cannot imagine.
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One of you people's - sounds like a dialect from New York or New Jersey spoken by not very well educated citizens. I've heard it in movies about organized crime.
A better way to say it is:
Someone's mobile phone was ringing during the meeting.
A better way to say it is:
Someone's mobile phone was ringing during the meeting.
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