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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Possessive question
Just have a question with possessive.
In the sentence:
Why can't his friends just mind their own businesses?
Is it supposed to be businesses or business? I assume it is businesses because friends is plural.
Also,
The childrens' lives are in danger.
Is the sentence right? Becauase people only have 1 life...and I'm not sure if multple people necessarily equal multiple lives because individuals only have 1.
In the sentence:
Why can't his friends just mind their own businesses?
Is it supposed to be businesses or business? I assume it is businesses because friends is plural.
Also,
The childrens' lives are in danger.
Is the sentence right? Becauase people only have 1 life...and I'm not sure if multple people necessarily equal multiple lives because individuals only have 1.
Top answer
"Mind your own business" is an idiom. It means "do not interfere in my affairs". Business is not made plural.
- "Mind your own business" is an idiom.
- It means "do not interfere in my affairs".
- Business is not made plural.
- "The children's lives" is correct.
- In a group of many people, there are many lives.
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"Mind your own business" is an idiom. It means "do not interfere in my affairs". Business is not made plural.
"The children's lives" is correct. In a group of many people, there are many lives.
"The children's lives" is correct. In a group of many people, there are many lives.
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