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Mshahri Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

possessiveness

0Dear Teacher ,02br
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00a) That handsome guy is friend of mine.02br
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00b) That handsome guy is my friend.02br
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00What is the difference in meaning between a) & b) and c) & d) .Is there any grammartical disorder ? TQ.0-
  

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0a) That handsome guy is friend of mine. 02br 02br 00b) That handsome guy is my friend. 02br 02br 00 c) He comes with other guy of his age.

  • 0a) That handsome guy is friend of mine.
  • 02br 02br 00b) That handsome guy is my friend.
  • 02br 02br 00 c) He comes with other guy of his age.
  • not really wrong but not really used.
  • 02br 02br 00d) He comes with other guy his age.
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0a) That handsome guy is friend of mine. That handsome guy is 01font00a02font00 friend of mine.02br
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00b) That handsome guy is my friend. ok.02br
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00 c) He comes with other guy of his age. not really wrong but not really used. 02br
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10 c) He comes with other guy of his age. not really wrong but not really used. 12br
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10To me, it is incorrect use.0-
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0 whoops,yes I meant the 'of his age' bit. He comes with other guys of his age or He comes with another guy of his age are not really wrong but not really used. 0-

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