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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Possessive

I encounter this type of structure to show possession and I get confused because "of" and " 's" are both used to show possession of the same thing by the same person: "my car and that of Nell's".

Isn't "my car and that of Nell" more appropriate?
  

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Anonymous Isn't "my car and that of Nell" more appropriate? Well, it's better than the original, but it is still not native. my car and Nell's.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Isn't "my car and that of Nell" more appropriate?
  • Well, it's better than the original, but it is still not native.
  • my car and Nell's.
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AnonymousIsn't "my car and that of Nell" more appropriate?
Well, it's better than the original, but it is still not native.

...my car and Nell's.
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