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Grammar and Linguistics > grammatically correct?
grammatically correct?
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tech_teacher
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grammatically correct?
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Which is correct?
Mrs William �s students writings or Mrs Williams students � writings
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18 May 2013
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greglovescoco
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None!
You should say: Mrs William �s students � writings
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18 May 2013
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cunliffe
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greglovescoco is right - unless it �s Mrs Williams, not Mrs William. In which case it should be Mrs Williams �s students � writing. (Not writings, by the way.)
Edit:pieces of writing/essays/compositions. |
18 May 2013
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Layan17
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greglovescoco is right. you can �t say Mrs Williams �s students � writing as cunliffe says Because I think that you can �t add ( �s) to a name ends with s So it should be without ( �s)so add only �
Mrs William �s students � writings Means: The writings belonging to the students of Mrs William |
18 May 2013
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zoemorosini
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I agree with Cunliffe. The correct form is "Mrs. Williams � students � writing (assignments)." |
18 May 2013
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cunliffe
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@Layan, I �m on about if she �s called Mrs Williams, not Mrs William. Williams is a common surname, whereas William isn �t; it �s a first name. If she �s called Mrs Williams, then not only can you add �s, but you should.
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18 May 2013
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tech_teacher
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The name is Williams... Writings refer to composition pieces ... not handwriting or penmanship.
Thanks for your input.
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18 May 2013
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FrauSue
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I would say "Mrs Williams � students � essays". (native English speaker)
(However, if the singular noun ends in �s � [...] you can either just add an apostrophe ( �) or apostrophe �s � ( �s)) |
21 May 2013
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