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When can I use a saxon genitive and no?
Hellow. Next to I'n going two reflections from different points of wiew. I would like knowing if they are right. Thanks.
Both sentences are technically correct, but they convey slightly different meanings.
1. "We had a nice meal with some friends of Mary's."
This sentence suggests that Mary has friends, and the speaker had a meal with a specific group of those friends. It emphasizes that the friends belong to Mary specifically.
2. "We had a nice meal with some friends of Mary."
This sentence implies that Mary is the one who introduced the friends, but it does not necessarily imply that they are Mary's own friends.
The emphasis here is on the fact that Mary is the connection between the speaker and the friends.
In summary, both sentences are grammatically correct, but they subtly differ in terms of the ownership and relationship between Mary and the friends mentioned.
Hellow. Next to I'n going two reflections from different points of wiew. I would like knowing if they are right. Thanks.
Both sentences are technically correct, but they convey slightly different meanings.
1. "We had a nice meal with some friends of Mary's."
This sentence suggests that Mary has friends, and the speaker had a meal with a specific group of those friends. It emphasizes that the friends belong to Mary specifically.
2. "We had a nice meal with some friends of Mary."
This sentence implies that Mary is the one who introduced the friends, but it does not necessarily imply that they are Mary's own friends.
The emphasis here is on the fact that Mary is the connection between the speaker and the friends.
In summary, both sentences are grammatically correct, but they subtly differ in terms of the ownership and relationship between Mary and the friends mentioned.