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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
The possessive after the word "like"?
Hi. Please help. Should the underlined parts be made the possessive or not?
1. He had a family like everyone else/ everyone else's.
2. He had a family like other families/ other families'.
3. He had a family other men/ other men's.
4. He had a family like her/ hers.
1. He had a family like everyone else/ everyone else's.
2. He had a family like other families/ other families'.
3. He had a family other men/ other men's.
4. He had a family like her/ hers.
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1. should be made into the possessive. you are not saying he is like everybody else but his family is like everyone else's (family).
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- should be made into the possessive.
- you are not saying he is like everybody else but his family is like everyone else's (family).
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- family like other families.
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1. should be made into the possessive.
you are not saying he is like everybody else but his family is like everyone else's (family).
2. family like other families. No need for possessives.
3. he had a family like other men's (family).
4. he had a family like hers.
you are not saying he is like everybody else but his family is like everyone else's (family).
2. family like other families. No need for possessives.
3. he had a family like other men's (family).
4. he had a family like hers.
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Hi. Thank you. Could you give me further help?
As to no. 2, you wrote:
2. family like other families. No need for possessives.
Why don't we need to make it the possessive?
As to no. 2, you wrote:
2. family like other families. No need for possessives.
Why don't we need to make it the possessive?
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