Iris
Are the both forms correct? "My Grammar Lab" by Pearson says that "Jane's brother's motorbike" is correct, but in some other books I read that in that case we usually say "the motorbike of Jane's brother".
2015年2月18日 18:23
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Technically, both forms are correct. But, as you already figured out, multiple possessive apostrophes in a row is awkward. I could see myself using the phrase verbally and informally, but I wouldn't use it in written English. I'd probably use "The motorbike that belongs to Jane's brother is..." This kind of thing can even be confusing to native speakers.
2015年2月18日
Thank you to all of you.
2015年2月18日
The Pearson book is correct. I can't think of any context in which I would say "the motorbike of Jane's brother"
2015年2月18日
Both are correct, but the first one is more common, in my experience.
2015年2月18日
Both are correct, but the second sounds awkward and unnatural. We would generally avoid this construction.
2015年2月18日
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