ESL General English Grammar Questions

ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)Re: "the only kid of hers" or "the only one of her kids"http://www.englishforums.com/English/HersKids/hbnhj/post.htm#593711Sat, 23 May 2009 01:12:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:593711CalifJim0http://www.englishforums.com/English/HersKids/hbnhj/post.htm#593711http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-593711.xmlbut isn't that a bit lazy? Is there something wrong with being lazy? CJRe: "the only kid of hers" or "the only one of her kids"http://www.englishforums.com/English/HersKids/hbnhj/post.htm#593526Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:12:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:593526MarvinTheMartian1http://www.englishforums.com/English/HersKids/hbnhj/post.htm#593526http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-593526.xmlwhy? I'm a creature of habit. I hear it this way and say it this way all the time. Why get creative and cute when you can just fall back on the patterns everybody uses? Haha! I guess you're right, but isn't that a bit lazy?Re: "the only kid of hers" or "the only one of her kids"http://www.englishforums.com/English/HersKids/hbnhj/post.htm#593498Sat, 23 May 2009 01:12:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:593498CalifJim2http://www.englishforums.com/English/HersKids/hbnhj/post.htm#593498http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-593498.xmlWhich of these sentences sounds best ...? "The only one of her kids she has no control over is her oldest son." why? I'm a creature of habit. I hear it this way and say it this way all the time. Why get creative and cute when you can just fall back on the patterns everybody uses? CJRe: "the only kid of hers" or "the only one of her kids"http://www.englishforums.com/English/HersKids/hbnhj/post.htm#593477Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:12:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:593477Philip3http://www.englishforums.com/English/HersKids/hbnhj/post.htm#593477http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-593477.xmlMost will accept either. I prefer the second, because I don't like the double possessive ( of + hers )."the only kid of hers" or "the only one of her kids"http://www.englishforums.com/English/HersKids/hbnhj/post.htmSat, 23 May 2009 01:12:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:593445MarvinTheMartian4http://www.englishforums.com/English/HersKids/hbnhj/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-593445.xmlHi, Which of these sentences sounds best and why? "The only kid of hers she has no control over is her oldest son." or "The only one of her kids she has no control over is her oldest son." Thanks in advance.