which sentence is correct?

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which sentence is correct?

caro21sch

which sentence is correct?

Hello everyone!!! can you tell me which sentene is correct or more widely used?

1-The photo of Britney Spears
2- Brtiney Spears �s photo

6 Jun 2010

Lina Ladybird

I �d say it depends on the context, but you can say both:

Let �s have a look at Britney Spears �s photo!

OR

Let �s have a look at this photo of Britney Spears!

Maybe a native speaker would like to add something, but - according to what I was taught - that �s the way I see it. ;))

6 Jun 2010

caro21sch

Thanks for your help Topolina!!!

6 Jun 2010

caro21sch

Thanks for your help Topolina!!!

6 Jun 2010

Hi,

Both are correct.

6 Jun 2010

caro21sch

Thanks for your help Topolina!!!

6 Jun 2010

Jayho

Both are fine

6 Jun 2010

Peeraya277

yeah, Both are correct.

6 Jun 2010

redcamarocruiser

Hello everyone!!! can you tell me which sentene is correct or more widely used?

1-The photo of Britney Spears
2- Brtiney Spears �s photo

Here are some contexts:

Whose photo is that? It is Britney Spears �. (It belongs to Britney or it is a photo of Britney).

Which singers do you have in your photograph collection?
This is a photo of Britney Spears, this is one of John Lennon.

Who is this a picture of?
It is a photo of Britney Spears.

Britney Spears � photo was in the newspaper today.

6 Jun 2010

Who is this a picture of?

I am not a native speaker and it�s my first time to see this question structure. Is this commonly used?

Here is another explanation:

the picture of Britney Spears

the daughter of my sister

the high-lighted phrases are called prepositional phrases (OF-phrases expressing possession)

your question should begin with �whose �

don �t confuse it with phrasal verbs ending in OF

e.g.:

think of

take care of

in this case you can begin with who

Q:_________________?

A: I am thinking of you.

correct Q: Who are you thinking of?

This sounds right to me...???..

following your question structure, doesn�t the Q below sound weird?

Q: Who do you need an opinion of?

A:I need an opinion of a native speaker.

shouldn�t it be

Whose opinion do you need?

6 Jun 2010

2- Brtiney Spears �s photo

Spears ends with an "s" so you don �t write it a second time you just use the apostrophe

Britney Spears � photo

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I agree with all the other explanations ... you use both writtings but just remember the context it applies for ;)

6 Jun 2010

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