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Awence Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

THis is the key of the house.

THis is the key of the house.

May i know if the above sentence is wrong?
  

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Awence This is the key of the house. It's correct. You can also say: This is the key for the house.

  • Awence This is the key of the house.
  • It's correct.
  • You can also say: This is the key for the house.
  • This is the key to the house.
  • This is the house key.
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AwenceThis is the key of the house.
It's correct. You can also say:
  • This is the key for the house.
  • This is the key to the house.
  • This is the house key.
  • This is the house's key.
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i m so puzzled ro see this sentence appear in the "error identification" section in the exam.
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Awence"error identification"
The default sentence is "This is the key to the house", but don't feel anything is wrong with your sentence.
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Nobody says "the key of the house". It's "the key to the house" or "the house key".
CJ
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CalifJimNobody says "the key of the house".
KJV: Isaiah 22:22 [A]
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  • This is the house's key.

  • Although it not wrong, I find it rare that people would actually say that.
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    GoodmanAlthough it not wrong, I find it rare that people would actually say that.
    Why? Because a house is inanimate? Or is it something else?
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    It's just the way it sounds to me, a at least in this nick of the woods.
    It has nothing to do with being inaminate.
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    HuevosIsaiah 22:22
    Well, if you wish to seem as ancient as the man who wrote that, please feel free to use that expression!
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    CalifJimthe man who wrote that
    That text was prepared by 47 learned scholars from the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and the Palace of Westminster (or should I say Oxford University and Cambridge University?). Anyway my point was that there is nothing grammatically wrong with the construction.

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