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[hela]

Hello everyone,

Would you please tell me if my understanding of these constructions is correct?

a) He found a bone of the dog. (= part of the dog’s skeleton?)
b) He found the bone of the dog. (= the bone belonging to the dog, the one it chews?)
c) He found the dog’s bone. (same as (b) = the one it chews ?)
d) He found a bone of the dog’s. (= one of the bones belonging to the dog)
(d) could refer either to a part of its skeleton or one of the bones it chews?)

Thank you for your help and I wish you all a very happy new year.
Hela

[IanT]

All correct, except (d) can only refer to the possession, not the skeleton.

Well done!

Best wishes,
Ian
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