possesive case(Sir Micawar)

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hanuman_2000

#130174 Wed, 24 Aug 05 05:39 AM

Hello Sir,(Mister Micawar)

I am very glad that you still remember me. The way you ask about me, it touched my heart.

I salute you sir for your greate humility.

I have some doubts.

1. a holiday for three days.

Can I write it as "a three days' holiday" or "three days' holiday"?

I want to that the article "a" is required or not.

2. What an amazing scenery!

Is (2) is correct?

3. Let us play together.

What is subject in (3).

Thanks and regards.

hanuman_2000

Joined on Thu, Aug 12 2004

INDIA

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Mister Micawber

#130269 Wed, 24 Aug 05 01:17 PM

Well, it is really nice to hear from you again.

1-- You can avoid the difficulty by using a three-day holiday. Holiday is a singular countable noun here. Otherwise, I had three days' holiday is fine.

2-- Scenery is uncountable, so incorrect. What amazing scenery! or what an amazing scene! (Scene is countable.)

3-- Hmm. I suppose the subject is an understood you-- (You) let us play together-- just as with other commands/requests.

Mister Micawber

Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004

Yokohama

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