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Alex John Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Which method is correct?

1) The door handle fell off.
2) The handle of door fell off.
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Are we allowed to select between that two method arbitrarily?
  

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As they stand, only the first one is correct. You could say "the handle of the door" if you wished to emphasize that it was the handle of a specific door.

  • As they stand, only the first one is correct.
  • You could say "the handle of the door" if you wished to emphasize that it was the handle of a specific door.
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As they stand, only the first one is correct.

You could say "the handle of the door" if you wished to emphasize that it was the handle of a specific door.

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