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Originally Posted by Aligor "those are the book's authors" (several authors of one book) or maybe "books' authors" (authors of some books, both "authors" and "books" plural) |
Dear students, these are my words, those are book's authors'
Dear students, these are my words, those are the book's authors
Dear students, these are my words, and those are the book's authors' (words).
right?
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Originally Posted by Aligor Number 3 should be "Which ones do you like best, my paintings or dad's?" "Mine" is used without a noun following it; if you wanted to use "mine" then the correct sentence would be: "Which ones do you like best, dad's paintings or mine?" |
oh yeah, Agree, stupid mistake.
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Originally Posted by Aligor And about that pencil...
"Which pencil would you like to take to school, Peter's or Marisa's?" OR "Would you like to take to school Peter's pencil or Marisa's?" OR
"Would you like to take to school Peter's or Marisa's pencil?" |
Ok, but, actually, I was wondering how to start this same question with a "who/whom", and the answer would be, for example, Marisa. Is it possible?
many thanks