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Debpriya De Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Use of possessive determiners
"I did my medical from XYZ university."
Is the determiner "my" necessary in the above sentence ?
Also, in "You need to work on your garmmar", do we need to use the determiner "your" ? After all, grammar doesn't belong to any one person.
Is the determiner "my" necessary in the above sentence ?
Also, in "You need to work on your garmmar", do we need to use the determiner "your" ? After all, grammar doesn't belong to any one person.
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No, you don't have to use the possessive but there's a slight difference in meaning between the two forms. You need to work on your grammar. (= the grammar that you're using and that needs to be improved) You need to work on grammar.
- No, you don't have to use the possessive but there's a slight difference in meaning between the two forms.
- You need to work on your grammar.
- (= the grammar that you're using and that needs to be improved) You need to work on grammar.
- (grammar in general; doesn't necessarily imply that your grammar is bad though it might be) For instance, one might say In order to become a fluent speaker you need to work on (both) grammar and vocabulary.
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No, you don't have to use the possessive but there's a slight difference in meaning between the two forms.
You need to work on your grammar. (= the grammar that you're using and that needs to be improved)
You need to work on grammar. (grammar in general; doesn't necessarily imply that your grammar is bad though it might be)
For instance, one might say
In or
You need to work on your grammar. (= the grammar that you're using and that needs to be improved)
You need to work on grammar. (grammar in general; doesn't necessarily imply that your grammar is bad though it might be)
For instance, one might say
In or
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