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Sun 23 Sep, 2007 07:57 pm
She likes to tidy her room and others.
She likes to tidy her room and others'.
Are both sentences correct? If not, could you please rephrase it for me?
Thanks.
Both are correct but have slightly different meanings. In the first sentence, others is functioning as a noun, so it refers to other rooms that she likes to clean. In the second sentence, others' is functioning as a possessive and so refers to other people's rooms that she likes to clean. In the first sentence, the other rooms don't necessarily belong to anyone; they could be living rooms or kitchens. In the second sentence, the other rooms belong to people, which means they are probably bedrooms.
Thank you very much, Shapeless.