Choose the option that best best completes the gap(s).Olu brought his clothes an...
Question
Choose the option that best best completes the gap(s).
Olu brought his clothes and those of his _________ ?
Options
A)
senior brother's
B)
elder brothers
C)
elder brother's
D)
senior brother
The correct answer is B.
Explanation:
This is wrong. It's elder brothers not elder brother's. 'Those' is a pronoun referring to the clothes. The key issue now is: 'of' is serving a possessive function there; thus, the noun, elder brother, cannot take a possessive 's. Another example of a possessive 'of' is 'house of Michael' and 'Michael's house'. You cannot say 'house of Michael's'
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[B] elder brothers
Senior is use in position
while
elder is use in age
hope is helpful thanks
Elder brother's you speak about has an apostrophe which represents his
This is wrong. It's elder brothers not elder brother's. 'Those' is a pronoun referring to the clothes. The key issue now is: 'of' is serving a possessive function there; thus, the noun, elder brother, cannot take a possessive 's. Another example of a possessive 'of' is 'house of Michael' and 'Michael's house'. You cannot say 'house of Michael's'
Olu brought his clothes and those of his elder brother's. You could also say Olu brought his clothes and he also brought his elder brother's clothes.
ANSWER;B