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Old 01-Apr-2008, 22:10
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Default Re: apostrophes

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Originally Posted by Anglika View Post
You could start with "Whose":

Whose pencil will you take to school: Peter's or Marisa's?
Hmmm, we are very close to the point. Is there a way that the answer could be just... Marisa, instead of Marisa's?

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Originally Posted by Aligor View Post
Right!
My first try:
Dear students, these are my words, those are book's authors'

second:
Dear students, these are my words, and those are the book's authors' (words).

Don't they have the same meaning?



Thank you very much
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