In casual speaking, I probably use the more common double possessive sometimes. Hi Philip I am sure you prefer the double possessive in cases like this: I'm a colleague of his . CB As opposed to a colleague of him , absolutely.

In casual speaking, I probably use the more common double possessive sometimes. Hi Philip I am sure you prefer the double possessive in cases like this: I'm a colleague of his . CB

"I am a colleague of Mr Smith" or "I am a colleague of Mr Smith 's " I'm not fond of what I call the "double possessive", so I would say either 'a colleague of Mr. Smith' or 'one of Mr.

What's right? The power of a nation. or A nation's power. And why? Please. Both are acceptable in the case of "nation" or a specifically named nation. The choice depends on the sound context. Native speakers choose the one that

a) is ok b) I would suggest that other information is required in the final sentence. Maybe ' He was told that the firemen would arrive in a few minutes', or ' the firemen would be arriving is a few minutes. c) If you are talking about

Is it correct to say "The TV volume is too high" ... ? Yes. Just stick with this one. There are no rules that I know of that thoroughly explain everything about the three choices you are concerned about. Generally, the apostrophe form

If you are talking about more than one child or goat, and the colouring is their possession, then 'yes'.

"MC" Whether it would have sold as a spec who knows? Nothing gets round-filed on the strength of the first scene. Most scripts get read all the way through, although the verdict begins to form by page 15 or It's the "OFFICIAL

Hi everyone I seem to have a grammar blind spot about the use of (and where not to use) apostrophes to indicate possession. For example: business needs or business' needs ie the needs of the business. to develop the headquarters

I think "usage is complicated" is exactly right. I'm not sure it's true that you have to learn every expression individually, because I believe that native speakers put together novel combinations (combinations that they've