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Insegnante professionista#33 50 forming child's/children's character?
Schools in the UK often have a particular reputation abroad. They are presented as places dedicated to friendship and excitement, to forming (50) __________ character and to producing tomorrow’s élite.
50 A child's
B children's
C child
D children
Which one is correct and why?
Thank you!
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19 giu 2020 06:07
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I think they're all wrong. It should be either 'forming a child's character' or 'forming children's characters'.
19 giugno 2020
Got it! Thanks a million!
19 giugno 2020
That means that 'forming child's character' also works?
No. You do need an article: 'forming a child's character' or 'forming the child's character'. The article refers to the child (singular/countable),.
19 giugno 2020
If 'character' is an abstract concept you don't need an article 'a', right? That means that 'forming child's character' also works and we are falling in the same predicament, aren't we?
19 giugno 2020
On second thoughts, B does work. If you're viewing 'character' as an abstract concept, you could say 'forming children's character'.
19 giugno 2020
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