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Thread: Possessive case vs Contracted is
- 15-Jan-2007, 14:21 #1
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Possessive case vs Contracted is Is it possible to say: " Mary's at home now" or it could be confused with the Possessive case? Thanks a lot for your answer.
- 15-Jan-2007, 17:34 #2
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Re: Possessive case vs Contracted is Mary's at home now is a perfect use of contracted is.
This can not be confused with possessive case, because it is followed by the preposition "at".
- 17-Jan-2007, 13:35 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: Possessive case vs Contracted is Thanks a lot for your answer Niall. It really helped me.
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