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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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possessive or not
0 Hi, 02 br
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00 I am not sure whether to make any of these possessive or not. I think some are allowed, that is, the one with the possessive and without the possessive are both OK, but are there some guidelines I can go by? Have to learn by examples? 02 br
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00 The clothes I will be wearing for this year's ball is the same as last year/last year's. -- I think both are OK, but I think 'last year's' is far better. Are there any guidelines? 02 br
02 br
00 The date for the ball is the same as last year/last year's. -- Ditto in terms of my argument. Are there any guidelines? 02 br
02 br
00 Sorry, but can I use 'time' to refer to a date or possible/anticipated date? 02 br
02 br
00 It is expected that we will meet 01 u 00 some time 02 u 00 in mid-July for our next meeting. 0-
02 br
00 I am not sure whether to make any of these possessive or not. I think some are allowed, that is, the one with the possessive and without the possessive are both OK, but are there some guidelines I can go by? Have to learn by examples? 02 br
02 br
00 The clothes I will be wearing for this year's ball is the same as last year/last year's. -- I think both are OK, but I think 'last year's' is far better. Are there any guidelines? 02 br
02 br
00 The date for the ball is the same as last year/last year's. -- Ditto in terms of my argument. Are there any guidelines? 02 br
02 br
00 Sorry, but can I use 'time' to refer to a date or possible/anticipated date? 02 br
02 br
00 It is expected that we will meet 01 u 00 some time 02 u 00 in mid-July for our next meeting. 0-
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0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 I am not sure whether to make any of these possessive or not. I think some are allowed, that is, the one with the possessive and without the possessive are both OK, but are there some guidelines I can go by? Have to learn by examples?
- 0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 I am not sure whether to make any of these possessive or not.
- I think some are allowed, that is, the one with the possessive and without the possessive are both OK, but are there some guidelines I can go by?
- Have to learn by examples?
- 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 The clothes I will be wearing for this year's ball 01 b 01 u 00 are 02 u 02 b 00 the same as last year/last year's.
- -- I think both are OK, but I think 'last year's' is far better.
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0 Hi, 02 br
02 br
01 font 00 I am not sure whether to make any of these possessive or not. I think some are allowed, that is, the one with the possessive and without the possessive are both OK, but are there some guidelines I can go by? Have to learn by examples? 02 font 02 br
02 br
01 font 00 The clothes I
02 br
01 font 00 I am not sure whether to make any of these possessive or not. I think some are allowed, that is, the one with the possessive and without the possessive are both OK, but are there some guidelines I can go by? Have to learn by examples? 02 font 02 br
02 br
01 font 00 The clothes I
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