By Grammar, Possessives

1. Certainly not the native speakers that I come into contact with. There are only four Google hits for "do you take beef" in this sense, and none of them looks to be a reliable source of correct English. Instead I would say "Do you eat beef?" 2. You mean "it ......

3. Yes, I would.4. I may be wrong, but I've always thought that "variety meats" refers to what isn't in the average diet. For example, I wouldn't consider liver to be a variety meat, because it is so commonly consumed in various presentations. If my interpretation is...

Thanks, Mr Wordy and Philip. 1. Does it mean native speakers wouldn't say "Do you take beef?" What would you say instead? 2. It was gross. Though it brothered bothered me I just told myself they were hotdogs. (I expected you to correct the pronoun inconsistency in this line....

Both are generally considered correct. In Finnish grammar books of English the term "double genitive" is used. The first example is logical if you think of she is a friend of mine. Mine is possessive like Alison's. However, it would be very inconvenient to insist on a possessive...

I do dislike the double possessive. I usually change the construction to 'one of Alison's friends'. Personal preference.

Hi N2GI'll butt in if I may. 1. He'd only left her a note on the bedside table of which she had not understood the content. There is a noun in the relative clause and that explains of in this case. I would reword the sentence: He'd only left her a note the content of which she had...

Hi, Could somebody explain the grammar of this sentence? Compared to this common expression: "I don't give a damn about.." Is "rat's" possessive? Is so, I can't seem to make sense of it. Anyone's opinion and explanation on this would be greatly...

Could somebody explain the grammar of this sentence? Compared to this common expression: "I don't give a damn about.." Is "rat's" possessive? Is so, I can't seem to make sense of it. Anyone's opinion and explanation on this would be greatly appreciated....

Hello Branwen319, welcome to English Forums! (Are there really 318 other Branwens here?)No comma is needed; "your" is a possessive pronoun, and "no" is an indefinite determiner (i.e. they're not adjectives). Two or more qualitative adjectives may be separated by a comma,...

Hi, I have been arguing with my boyfriend about his overuse of commas. He thinks he uses them appropriately. Hopefully this will end our argument. Are the following sentences gramatically correct? Why or why not? Have you ever tried to just get along with some one with no, common...