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24 Jul 2014, 00:39
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As far as I have read in one or two grammar books that it is wrong to use possessive form of inanimate objects. But as I have studied English according to British standard and not the American one, it might be true what you are saying. Some of the forums (wordreference) also say it's wrong to use possessive case with inanimate objects. Although, we can use possessive case with inanimate things in case of Personification(According to grammar books). PS: a tree's color seems absolutely fine as tree is not considered inanimate. But i have never heard the expression "a car's weight" which is usually written as "weight of the car".
24 Jul 2014, 07:01
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From an English grammar standpoint I can say there is not a hard and fast rule about not using a possessive with inanimate objects. There is certainly evidence that there is a preference toward avoiding possessives with inanimate objects but reputable grammar books allow for this usage and there are plenty of examples out there where possessives are used with inanimate objects.
I haven't seen this issue come up on the GMAT. If anyone has I would be interested to know about it.
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I haven't seen this issue come up on the GMAT. If anyone has I would be interested to know about it.
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06 Mar 2017, 06:48
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1st step: Check if the Subject and the verb agree.
In this case, there is no Subject verb agreement error.
Use the Acronym, VIPMPS to check for the common grammatical errors tested on the GMAT.
V: Verb Tense
I: Idioms
P: Pronouns
M: Misplaced Modifier
P : Parallelism
S : Subject Verb Agreement.
This acronym is not in a hierarchical order; you always check for the Subject Verb agreement first.
We will now use the Process of Elimination to eliminate wrong answers and hold on to the right one.
A. an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the respiratory system’s ability to deal. (Correct Answer.) The subject and verb agree and it is clear that the Pronoun ‘it’ refers to ‘ sulphur dioxide and not acid rain, as ‘ a major contributor to acid rain’ is a modifying phrase which modifies Sulphur Dioxide. ‘Ability to’ is the correct idiom usage.
B. an especially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system’s capability of dealing (“ because of diminishing” is not a correct usage as ‘because of” is usually followed by a Noun phrase which gives a reason for something.) “capability of ……...ing is unidiomatic
C. an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the respiratory system in dealing-Can be knocked off) “capability in …………………….. Ing is not the correct idiomatic usage
D. a specially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the respiratory system to deal: This option can be knocked off as : “Specially” means in a special way and therefore is incorrect here. In the context of this sentence, “Especially”, which means ‘in particular’ or ‘ than the others’ should be used
E. a specially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system’s ability to deal: This option can be knocked off for two reasons: “Specially” means in a special way and therefore is incorrect here. In the context of this sentence, “Especially”, which means ‘in particular’ or ‘ than the others’ should be used” AND “ because of diminishing” is not a correct usage as ‘because of” is usually followed by a Noun phrase which gives a reason for something.) “capability of ……...ing is unidiomatic
CORRECT ANSWER: A
In this case, there is no Subject verb agreement error.
Use the Acronym, VIPMPS to check for the common grammatical errors tested on the GMAT.
V: Verb Tense
I: Idioms
P: Pronouns
M: Misplaced Modifier
P : Parallelism
S : Subject Verb Agreement.
This acronym is not in a hierarchical order; you always check for the Subject Verb agreement first.
We will now use the Process of Elimination to eliminate wrong answers and hold on to the right one.
A. an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the respiratory system’s ability to deal. (Correct Answer.) The subject and verb agree and it is clear that the Pronoun ‘it’ refers to ‘ sulphur dioxide and not acid rain, as ‘ a major contributor to acid rain’ is a modifying phrase which modifies Sulphur Dioxide. ‘Ability to’ is the correct idiom usage.
B. an especially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system’s capability of dealing (“ because of diminishing” is not a correct usage as ‘because of” is usually followed by a Noun phrase which gives a reason for something.) “capability of ……...ing is unidiomatic
C. an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the respiratory system in dealing-Can be knocked off) “capability in …………………….. Ing is not the correct idiomatic usage
D. a specially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the respiratory system to deal: This option can be knocked off as : “Specially” means in a special way and therefore is incorrect here. In the context of this sentence, “Especially”, which means ‘in particular’ or ‘ than the others’ should be used
E. a specially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system’s ability to deal: This option can be knocked off for two reasons: “Specially” means in a special way and therefore is incorrect here. In the context of this sentence, “Especially”, which means ‘in particular’ or ‘ than the others’ should be used” AND “ because of diminishing” is not a correct usage as ‘because of” is usually followed by a Noun phrase which gives a reason for something.) “capability of ……...ing is unidiomatic
CORRECT ANSWER: A
