What's wrong?

[FrancisM7]

Hi

I need your help. Can you spot me the mistake in this sentence:

The hats of the gentlemen are black.

Thx for your help.

FrancisM7

[rewboss]

It's not so much a mistake, more a question of style and idiom. English doesn't normally use the "of" construction when something belongs to a person or, often, an animal; we prefer to use the possessive form using the apostrophe. Your sentence sounds much better like this:

The gentlemen's hats are black.

[FrancisM7]

It's not so much a mistake, more a question of style and idiom. English doesn't normally use the "of" construction when something belongs to a person or, often, an animal; we prefer to use the possessive form using the apostrophe. Your sentence sounds much better like this:

The gentlemen's hats are black.

Hi rewboss,

thx a lot for your quick reply.....now it's clear for me too


FrancisM7