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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
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possessive?
A curious example of this is imprinting, which was first scientifically studied by one of the founders of animal behavior, Konarad Lorenz. Lorenz showed that for some young animals repeated exposure to an environmental stimulus establishes social behavior.
Q) In the last sentense, shouldn't "some young animals" be used in possesive?(like "...for some young animals' repeated ....")
I've seen that kind of structure when I think that should be possesive.
Are both form correct?
Q) In the last sentense, shouldn't "some young animals" be used in possesive?(like "...for some young animals' repeated ....")
I've seen that kind of structure when I think that should be possesive.
Are both form correct?
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moon7296 Are both form s correct? No, the sentence is correct without an apostrophe. The phrase for some young animals is an adjunct in the content clause.
- moon7296 Are both form s correct?
- No, the sentence is correct without an apostrophe.
- The phrase for some young animals is an adjunct in the content clause.
- It can be followed by a comma: for some young animals , repeated exposure to an environmental stimulus establishes social behavior.
- The subject is the noun phrase repeated exposure to an environmental stimulus and the predicate is establishes social behavior (for some young animals).
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moon7296Are both forms correct?No, the sentence is correct without an apostrophe. The phrase for some young animals is an adjunct in the content clause. It can be followed by a comma: for some young animals, repeated exposure to an environmental stimulus establishes social behavior. The subject is the n
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