By Grammar, Genitives

I agree with Yankee. Yet, it must be said that there is a tendency among today's grammarians to standardize the often entangled genitive of English. That may deprive English of some of its most fascinating ways to denote possession. This charming jumble wouldn't be there if a Language...

Here are some examples The main point is to explain the correct answerThe sentences are little-bit childisch ;they are some modified sentences. I am afraid that my explanations seems to be a little childisch, too. So please help me how to turn it into the right explanation. Mary was real angry...

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...

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 JimNot the with a proper noun in the genitive. There are countless proper nouns that require the: the Mississippi, the Philippines, the Mediterranean Sea, the Balearic Islands, The Soviet Union etc. CheersCB

LOL, no I actually paid attention! I just wanted to say I don't remember reading much about that in grammar books or forums. But I already noticed your answers about this issue here in EF, so don't worry, I pay attention. But since this is not the first time I've seen you mention...

Hi Avangi,To me, grammarians always have their way, trying to make thing clear (or confusing to some). What do you think of the following quoted text regarding 's?"Some linguists believe that English possessive is no longer a case at all, but has become a clitic, an independent particle which,...

Hoa Thai wrote: Avangi wrote: If I say, "Your car has a strange smell to it," is that genitive?Hi Avangi, By definition, as you might already know, a genitive case is expressed by the possessive of or a clitic 's. However, your car definitely has a distinctive possessive form where your is...

Avangi wrote: If I say, "Your car has a strange smell to it," is that genitive? Hi Avangi, By definition, as you might already know, a genitive case is expressed by the possessive of or a clitic 's. However, your car definitely has a distinctive possessive form where your is either a...

Hoa Thai wrote:I have never heard of the name list that you described for genitive types. However, here are 7 genitive types discussed by Bergen and Cornelia Evans, in A Dictionary of Contemporary American UsageHi Hoa, If I say, "Your car has a strange smell to it," is that genitive? - A.