Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Which is correct?
Hello.
Last year`s savings could cover the expenses of the journey.
But if I say :
The savings of last year could cover the expenses of the journey. is it grammatically correct?
The same question for these four sentences:
All Nick wanted was to get his money`s worth.
All Nick wanted was to get the worth of his money.-correct? if not,why?
Carol was amazed to see the walls of the room painted in red.
Carol was amazed to see the room`s walls painted in red.-correct? if not,why?
Mathematics is not easy to learn,I know, but it ia time you made some progress.
Here my question is why the verb `made`is on the past and not in the present `make`?
If I put the verb in the present the sentence is no longer correct?
Thank you!
Last year`s savings could cover the expenses of the journey.
But if I say :
The savings of last year could cover the expenses of the journey. is it grammatically correct?
The same question for these four sentences:
All Nick wanted was to get his money`s worth.
All Nick wanted was to get the worth of his money.-correct? if not,why?
Carol was amazed to see the walls of the room painted in red.
Carol was amazed to see the room`s walls painted in red.-correct? if not,why?
Mathematics is not easy to learn,I know, but it ia time you made some progress.
Here my question is why the verb `made`is on the past and not in the present `make`?
If I put the verb in the present the sentence is no longer correct?
Thank you!
Top answer
Last year`s savings could cover the expenses of the journey,. -- OK The savings from last year could cover the expenses of the journey. - A fixed phrase All Nick wanted was to get the worth of his money-- No.
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Last year`s savings could cover the expenses of the journey,. -- OK
The savings from last year could cover the expenses of the journey.
All Nick wanted was to get his money's worth.- A fixed phrase
All Nick wanted was to get the worth of his money-- No.
Carol was amazed to see the walls of the room painted red.
Carol
The savings from last year could cover the expenses of the journey.
All Nick wanted was to get his money's worth.- A fixed phrase
All Nick wanted was to get the worth of his money-- No.
Carol was amazed to see the walls of the room painted red.
Carol
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