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Gwuc4 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Which is the subject?
Hey all!
This is a quick question that I was debating with someone. Take the sentence: One hundred fifteen minutes of escapism at their best.
Is the subject "One hundred fifteen minutes" or "escapism". I contend it's "one hundred fifteen minutes" and, therefore "their" is also correct. My argument is essentially that "of escapism" simply modifies the "one hundred fifteen minutes". My friend is adamant "escapism" is the subject and "their" should be "its". Thoughts?
PS hope I'm right...
This is a quick question that I was debating with someone. Take the sentence: One hundred fifteen minutes of escapism at their best.
Is the subject "One hundred fifteen minutes" or "escapism". I contend it's "one hundred fifteen minutes" and, therefore "their" is also correct. My argument is essentially that "of escapism" simply modifies the "one hundred fifteen minutes". My friend is adamant "escapism" is the subject and "their" should be "its". Thoughts?
PS hope I'm right...
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Hi, It's not a sentence, so it has no subject. It's a bit like saying 'car' instead of 'My car crashed'. Please post a sentence where you use this phrase, That will give us a clearer idea of the intended meaning.
- Hi, It's not a sentence, so it has no subject.
- It's a bit like saying 'car' instead of 'My car crashed'.
- Please post a sentence where you use this phrase, That will give us a clearer idea of the intended meaning.
- Clive
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Hi,
It's not a sentence, so it has no subject. It's a bit like saying 'car' instead of 'My car crashed'.
Please post a sentence where you use this phrase, That will give us a clearer idea of the intended meaning.
Clive
It's not a sentence, so it has no subject. It's a bit like saying 'car' instead of 'My car crashed'.
Please post a sentence where you use this phrase, That will give us a clearer idea of the intended meaning.
Clive
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The head of that noun phrase is "minutes".
It's not a sentence. Only sentences have subjects, so there's no answer to your question.
As to the question whether 'their' or 'its' is correct, they are both correct, but with the references that you and your friend have already established. I think most native speakers would expect 'its' in reference to escapism, but that doesn't me
It's not a sentence. Only sentences have subjects, so there's no answer to your question.
As to the question whether 'their' or 'its' is correct, they are both correct, but with the references that you and your friend have already established. I think most native speakers would expect 'its' in reference to escapism, but that doesn't me
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