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Angelsweet Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Possessive pronoun
The baby took ____ bottle. ( the bottle belongs to the baby)
What possesive pronoun should be used to fill in the blank correctly?
What possesive pronoun should be used to fill in the blank correctly?
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Oooh hard one. If we already knew if the baby is a boy or girl we could choose his or her as appropriate. I suppose as we don't kmow the *** of the baby then 'its' is the only feasible choice, but don't let the parents hear you!
- Oooh hard one.
- If we already knew if the baby is a boy or girl we could choose his or her as appropriate.
- I suppose as we don't kmow the *** of the baby then 'its' is the only feasible choice, but don't let the parents hear you!
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Oooh hard one.
If we already knew if the baby is a boy or girl we could choose his or her as appropriate.
I suppose as we don't kmow the *** of the baby then 'its' is the only feasible choice, but don't let the parents hear you!
If we already knew if the baby is a boy or girl we could choose his or her as appropriate.
I suppose as we don't kmow the *** of the baby then 'its' is the only feasible choice, but don't let the parents hear you!
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AngelsweetThe baby took ____ bottle. ( the bottle belongs to the baby)If the *** of the baby is not known, then 'its' is the word to use.
What possesive pronoun should be used to fill in the blank correctly?
However, if we know the *** of the baby, then 'his' or 'her' should be used.
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"Its" is perfectly alright for babies, if you don't know or want to indicate the ***:
http://tech2.nytimes.com/mem/technology/techreview.html?res=9500E1DB163DF935A15754C0A9679C8B63
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AlienvoordHow about "their"?The baby took ____ bottle. ( the bottle belongs to the baby)
What possessive pronoun should be used to fill in the blank correctly?
"Their" can be used if the sentence is "The babies took their bottles."
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Here's a point that has gone past all the previous responses: you are asking about a possessive adjective, not a pronoun.
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