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- 21-Jan-2004, 11:36 #1Anonymous Guest
apposition Which of these sentences is correct:
1-I had lunch with my best friend Peter.
2-I had lunch with my best friend, Peter.
3-I had lunch at my best friend Peter's place.
4-I had lunch at my best friend, Peter's place.
- 21-Jan-2004, 19:06 #2
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Re: apposition I would choose #1 and #3.
Originally Posted by navi Red5
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- 21-Jan-2004, 20:17 #3
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Teacher Re: apposition Which of these sentences is correct:
1-I had lunch with my best friend Peter. Many would write this.
2-I had lunch with my best friend, Peter. Purists would prefer this.
3-I had lunch at my best friend Peter's place.
4-I had lunch at my best friend, Peter's place.
The same follows for 3&4.
- 22-Jan-2004, 02:19 #4
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Re:
- 1-I had lunch with my best friend Peter.
2-I had lunch with my best friend, Peter.
The first one is okay, but I prefer the second one.
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- 3-I had lunch at my best friend Peter's place.
4-I had lunch at my best friend, Peter's place.
Only the first one is good there.
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