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Reply 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.
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Shapeless
 
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Reply Sun 23 Sep, 2007 08:05 pm
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.
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Yoong Liat
 
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Reply Sun 23 Sep, 2007 08:12 pm
Thank you very much, Shapeless.
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