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Ye Thu Posted 11 years ago
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Dear Grammarians, are the sentences below grammatically correct? Thanks a lot.
(1) Both Jim Bishop and his mother's dreams came true.
(2) Both Jim Bishop's and his mother's dreams came true.
(3) Both Jim Bishop's dream and his mother's dream came true.
(4) Both the dreams of Jim Bishop and his mother came true.
(1) Both Jim Bishop and his mother's dreams came true.
(2) Both Jim Bishop's and his mother's dreams came true.
(3) Both Jim Bishop's dream and his mother's dream came true.
(4) Both the dreams of Jim Bishop and his mother came true.
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I'd say: Both dreams of Jim Bishop and his mother came true.
- I'd say: Both dreams of Jim Bishop and his mother came true.
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Ye Thu(3) Both Jim Bishop's dream and his mother's dream came true.This is the best one.
(1) suggests that Jim Bishop came true (which makes no sense), and his mother's dreams came true.
(2) technically means the same as (3) but is more confusing.
(3) is the most clear.
(4) suggests that Jim and his mother each had two dreams that
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khoff Ye Thu(3) Both Jim Bishop's dream and his mother's dream came true.This is the best one.(1) suggests that Jim Bishop came true (which makes no sense), and his mother's dreams came true.(2) technically means the same as (3) but is more confusing.(3) is the most clear.(4) suggests that Jim and his mother each had two dreams that came true, and so does this suggestion:
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Ye ThuWhy can't "the" be used in front of "dreams"?One determiner can be used in a noun phrase, but not more than one. (There are exceptions, of course.).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_determiners
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(5) The dreams of both Jim Bishop and his mother came true.
(6) Jim Bishop's and his mother's dreams both came true.
If Jim and Mary have the same child: Jim and Mary's son
If Jim and Mary have the same two sons: Jim and Mary's sons
If Jim and Mary do not have children in common: Jim's and Mary's sons*
(6) Jim Bishop's and his mother's dreams both came true.
If Jim and Mary have the same child: Jim and Mary's son
If Jim and Mary have the same two sons: Jim and Mary's sons
If Jim and Mary do not have children in common: Jim's and Mary's sons*
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You could use "the" if you re-arrange the sentence -- for instance, "The dreams of both Jim and his mother have come true."
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