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navi tasan

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Which of these are correct:

1-The man in the car's ears were big. (The ears of the man in the car...)

2-A man of distinction's influence cannot be neglected. (The influence of a man of distinction...)

3-A week or so's rain will do us a lot of good. (Rain for a week or so will ...)

4-The man standing at the corner's hat looks strange. (The hat of the man standing at the corner...)

5-The woman I know's car is parked outside. (The car of the woman I know...)

Gratefully,
Navi
 

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Which of these are correct:

1-The man in the car's ears were big. (The ears of the man in the car...)

2-A man of distinction's influence cannot be neglected. (The influence of a man of distinction...)

3-A week or so's rain will do us a lot of good. (Rain for a week or so will ...)

4-The man standing at the corner's hat looks strange. (The hat of the man standing at the corner...)

5-The woman I know's car is parked outside. (The car of the woman I know...)

Gratefully,
Navi

2 and 3 are fine. 1 and 5 are comprehensible but not natural. 4 doesn't work - it sounds like you are saying the "corner's hat".
 
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