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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

there/their

0I believe the enemies of Islam belong to two groups. 01b00There02b00 first group is Muslim reactionaries who misinterpret Islam, who hide behind the shield of Islam and justify their oppression in the name of Islam.02br
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00Can 01b00there 02b00be replaced with01b00 their? Please advise.02b0-
  

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" You want the possessive pronoun. "0-

  • " You want the possessive pronoun.
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0It absolutely 01b01i01u00must02u02i02b00 be replaced by "their." You want the possessive pronoun. The "first group" 01b01i01u00belongs02u02i02b00 to the enemies.02br
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00You could also say, "01u00There is02u00 a group which you could call 01
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0 While I completely agree that "There" is incorrect, I think "The" is highly preferable to "Their." 0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10While I completely agree that "There" is incorrect, I think "The" is highly preferable to "Their."12blockquote
10I agree.0-
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0"The" would be a great improvement, for sure. - A.0-

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