In Numbers^x, Genitives^x

Hi,'Victory of the People' can be translated as 'populi victoria' or 'victoria populi' (the position of words is flexible in Latin, since words are inflected).However, the correct translation depends on a number of factors, such as the way you define 'people' and...

Hello again,Unfortunately,I've put one part in my previous post wrongly.Sorry for that.It would be correct to use the preposition "toward" in the following part:"But,if the verb indicates motion,or in plain english,if you are :going toward, flying toward, traveling...

Hi SOP SeekerOfPeace wrote:Would I be correct to say that relative clauses: ü modify a noun or a pronoun Correct, but they can also modify a clause: He didn't say anything, which was a surprise. ü Are either defining or non-defining Correct. In the following...

Hi RosalamaNo answer to your question will please everybody. Many people think no apostrophe should be used in your expressions:in the 1980sThe plural genitive is formed by adding an apostrophe after the plural s, so the genitive should be:I don't like the 1980s' music.However, many people...

I always thought it was a remnant of the French (Norman Invasion, 1066). There is a handful of verbs in French conjugated with "to be" rather than "to have" in the passé composé (past) tense. Rise, born, arrive, leave, go (all "coming and going" verbs) are some examples. We also sing "He is...

Believer wrote: Two sonograms were compatiblewith a fetus of 30 weeks' gestation. Two sonograms were compatible with a fetus of 30 week gestation. What determines which one is right? http://www.englishclub.com/esl-forums/viewtopic.php?t=39642&highlight= Oh, the apostrophe, you should...

Hello Hela Sorry, I missed that! You might possibly hear a phrase such as "Asian immigrants' numbers" in terse journalistic reporting; but on the whole, "the number of" isn't "genitivised" in this way. I'm not quite sure why this is, or why phrases such as "the day's time" aren't used...

So you think that all five sentences can take the possessive case? Even #3 ? 3) The figures published last year show an increase in the number of Asian immigrants. = Last year's figures show an increase in Asian immigrants' numbers. possible ? Now we said that time expressions normally take...

Hela wrote: Dear teachers, Would you please have a look at my exercise? Would you have MORE sentences for me to do? Rewrite these sentences using a genitive whenever it is possible and making the necessary changes. 1) The goal of Bill Clinton is to make a distinction between legal and...

Dear teachers, Would you please have a look at my exercise? Would you have MORE sentences for me to do? Rewrite these sentences using a genitive whenever it is possible and making the necessary changes. 1) The goal of Bill Clinton is to make a distinction between legal and illegal...