What is the correct version of "everybody at the store"'s? - Genitive
So I was wondering about how to say “everybody at the store”’s bag was full.. But I cannot figure out the genitive part…
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Everybody at the store's bag was full. In a relatively short genitive NP like this, I think it's acceptable, at least in informal style, to have the genitive marking on the last word of the post-head dependent. The non-genitive alternative seems a bit clunky: The bags of everybody at the store were full.
- Everybody at the store's bag was full.
- In a relatively short genitive NP like this, I think it's acceptable, at least in informal style, to have the genitive marking on the last word of the post-head dependent.
- The non-genitive alternative seems a bit clunky: The bags of everybody at the store were full.
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Everybody at the store's bag was full.
In a relatively short genitive NP like this, I think it's acceptable, at least in informal style, to have the genitive marking on the last word of the post-head dependent.
The non-genitive alternative seems a bit clunky: The bags of everybody at the store were full.
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