T tufguy Banned Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Jul 30, 2016 #1 "The room of Tom." "The phone number of Tom." Please check.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Jul 31, 2016 #2 And what is the context?
T tufguy Banned Thread starter Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Aug 1, 2016 #3 Tdol said: And what is the context? Click to expand... "Tom's friend went to the room of the Tom but the Tom wasn't there so he asked for the phone number of Tom."
Tdol said: And what is the context? Click to expand... "Tom's friend went to the room of the Tom but the Tom wasn't there so he asked for the phone number of Tom."
T tedmc VIP Member Joined Apr 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country Malaysia Current Location Malaysia Aug 1, 2016 #4 Tom's friend went to the room of[STRIKE] the[/STRIKE] Tom but [STRIKE]the [/STRIKE]Tom wasn't there so he asked for the phone number of Tom "Tom's room" and "Tom's phone number" is simpler and better.
Tom's friend went to the room of[STRIKE] the[/STRIKE] Tom but [STRIKE]the [/STRIKE]Tom wasn't there so he asked for the phone number of Tom "Tom's room" and "Tom's phone number" is simpler and better.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Aug 1, 2016 #5 A more natural version for me could be: Tom's friend went to his room, but he wasn't there so he asked reception for his phone number.
A more natural version for me could be: Tom's friend went to his room, but he wasn't there so he asked reception for his phone number.
