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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

What is it modifying?

Hi,

Please tell me what the marked/underlined "a" is modifying? I thought that when you have something in the possessive form, the determiner is not needed.

I am going to a boys' school.
  

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Hi, It modifies "boys' school".

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  • Hi, It modifies "boys' school".
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Hi,

It modifies "boys' school".
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Hi,

Please tell me what the marked/underlined "a" is modifying? School

I thought that when you have something in the possessive form, the determiner is not needed. The genitive is used here to describe a 'characteristic' of the school. Compare 'a lion's footprint'.

I am going to a
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In other words, it's not really any different from using the article 'a' this way: a new school.
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