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klafterreith
Joined: 25 Nov 2005 Posts: 429
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:03 am Post subject: name of |
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Please indicate if the following sentences are acceptable (A) or totally wrong (TW)
- He was the best friend of George. (George`s best friend ???)
- He didn`t want to use the name of Patti. ( Patti`s name ???)
- Eric is a close friend of George (George`s ???)
Please indicate A or TW
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Suzanne
Joined: 21 Apr 2008 Posts: 283 Location: Seattle, WA, USA
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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:41 am Post subject: |
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Here's how a native speaker would say these sentences:
-He was George's best friend.
-He didn't want to use Patti's name.
-Eric is a close friend of George. OR Eric is George's close friend. |
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