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HifaMo Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
plan own work
Could please explain why 'own' is not preceded by a possessive in the sentence below?
"The supervisor will be expected to be capable of working under own initiative and to plan own work to meet these objectives."
Like in the following:
"The supervisor will be expected to be capable of working under own initiative and to plan (their) own work to meet these objectives."
Thank you
"The supervisor will be expected to be capable of working under own initiative and to plan own work to meet these objectives."
Like in the following:
"The supervisor will be expected to be capable of working under own initiative and to plan (their) own work to meet these objectives."
Thank you
Top answer
The omission is an abbreviated style, such as would be used in notes. It is not correct in full standard English. There are two omissions, before "own initiative" and "own work".
- The omission is an abbreviated style, such as would be used in notes.
- It is not correct in full standard English.
- There are two omissions, before "own initiative" and "own work".
- The use of "their" to refer to a single person of unknown *** is widely accepted, but may still be criticised in formal writing.
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The omission is an abbreviated style, such as would be used in notes. It is not correct in full standard English.
There are two omissions, before "own initiative" and "own work".
The use of "their" to refer to a single person of unknown *** is widely accepted, but may still be criticised in formal writing.
There are two omissions, before "own initiative" and "own work".
The use of "their" to refer to a single person of unknown *** is widely accepted, but may still be criticised in formal writing.
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