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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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is it Ok for me to write: The girl is the boy on the left's sister.

I add ('s) to a long noun phrase
  

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Yes, that is a common way to do it, but it is very informal. In writing, use 'the sister of the boy on the left'.

  • Yes, that is a common way to do it, but it is very informal.
  • In writing, use 'the sister of the boy on the left'.
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Yes, that is a common way to do it, but it is very informal. In writing, use 'the sister of the boy on the left'.

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