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JesterLegacy Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Which one is correct?
1) I was about to use this kind of sentence, but suddenly, I'm wondering which are the best.
2)I was about to use this kind of sentence, but suddenly, I was wondering which are the best.
a)Your choices are better than those of men's.
b)Your choices are better than those of men.
2)I was about to use this kind of sentence, but suddenly, I was wondering which are the best.
a)Your choices are better than those of men's.
b)Your choices are better than those of men.
Top answer
Hello JesterLegacy. The simple answer is that a) is wrong - it contains two genitives, and that b) is correct. Having said which, I should add that that are a few occasions when the double genitive is used in British English.
- Hello JesterLegacy.
- The simple answer is that a) is wrong - it contains two genitives, and that b) is correct.
- Having said which, I should add that that are a few occasions when the double genitive is used in British English.
- It often is, for some reason, justified when used in tandem with a demonstative adjective.
- eg.
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Hello JesterLegacy.
The simple answer is that a) is wrong - it contains two genitives, and that b) is correct.
Having said which, I should add that that are a few occasions when the double genitive is used in British English. It often is, for some reason, justified when used in tandem with a demonstative adjective.
eg. Have you seen that
The simple answer is that a) is wrong - it contains two genitives, and that b) is correct.
Having said which, I should add that that are a few occasions when the double genitive is used in British English. It often is, for some reason, justified when used in tandem with a demonstative adjective.
eg. Have you seen that
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