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MrCurious Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
The Scotts' house is this
a) The Scotts' house is this.
b) This is the Scotts' house.
c) This house is the Scotts'.
I very much wonder if the first sentence "a" is correct. Can we use "this/that/these/those etc..." in this way?
b) This is the Scotts' house.
c) This house is the Scotts'.
I very much wonder if the first sentence "a" is correct. Can we use "this/that/these/those etc..." in this way?
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Hi Mr C Sentence a) is correct but you don't hear it very often. If I were standing on a street, I would point at a house and say: The Scotts' house is this one . CB
- Hi Mr C Sentence a) is correct but you don't hear it very often.
- If I were standing on a street, I would point at a house and say: The Scotts' house is this one .
- CB
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Hi Mr C
Sentence a) is correct but you don't hear it very often. If I were standing on a street, I would point at a house and say:
The Scotts' house is this one.
CB
Sentence a) is correct but you don't hear it very often. If I were standing on a street, I would point at a house and say:
The Scotts' house is this one.
CB
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You need to show possession. I believe that the sentence should be:
This house belongs to the Scotts.
This house belongs to the Scotts.
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I think "This house is the Scotts'." is okay -- the apostrophe shows possession. (If I heard the sentence spoken, I would assume that there was an apostrophe, since"This house is the Scotts" doesn't make any sense.) Of course, "This house belongs to the Scotts." is also fine.
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Hi MrCurious
I agree with Khoff. Sentences (b) and (c) are OK, and I also agree with Cool Breeze that sentence (a) needs the word 'one'.
I agree with Khoff. Sentences (b) and (c) are OK, and I also agree with Cool Breeze that sentence (a) needs the word 'one'.
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