Homework Help: English

Posted by rfvv on Monday, March 7, 2016 at 2:25am.



1. The first class was with my homeroom teacher, Mr. Jang.

2.The first class was my homeroom teacher, Mr. Jang's class.

3. The first class was my homeroom teacher, Mr. Jang's one.

4. The first class was my homeroom teacher, Mr. Jang's.

5. My homeroom teacher, Mr. Jang taught in the first class.

6. My homeroom teacher, Mr. Jang taught us in the first class.
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Do they have the same meaning? Sentence 1 is the original sentence. Which one is similar to Sentence 1 in meaning?•English - Writeacher, Monday, March 7, 2016 at 6:03am
In phrasing, 1, 5, and 6 are correct, but 5 and 6 are missing a comma each.

The others are incorrect or phrased awkwardly, mainly because of the use of the possessive.

•English - Writeacher, Monday, March 7, 2016 at 6:31am
Here are corrections for 2 - 6.

2.The first class was my homeroom class with Mr. Jang.

3. The first class was that of my homeroom teacher, Mr. Jang.

4. The first class was my homeroom teacher, Mr. Jang's. [can't be corrected because this is saying the class was the teacher!]

5. My homeroom teacher, Mr. Jang, taught in the first class.

6. My homeroom teacher, Mr. Jang, taught us in the first class.

In 5 and 6, "Mr. Jang" is being used as an appositive. Appositives need TWO commas (one before it and one after) unless the appositive is at the end of the sentence.
Check out appositives here: .................

•English - rfvv, Monday, March 7, 2016 at 11:56pm
Thank you for your help.
What about the following one?

4. The first class was my homeroom teacher, Mr. Jang's. class.

Using possessives when using other constructions often lead to awkward sentences. In your revision of #4, to be absolutely complete, it would need to read like this:

The first class was my homeroom teacher's, Mr. Jang's, class. <~~too awkward with TWO possessives there.

Thus, a smoother sentence could be either of these:

~~ My homeroom class with Mr. Jang was my first class.
~~ My first class was with Mr. Jang, my homeroom teacher.

It's correct, but I think the "class" at the end is redundant (unnecessary).

Sentence 4, "The first class was my homeroom teacher, Mr. Jang's. class," is incorrect. This is because it ends abruptly after "Mr. Jang's" without providing the subject of the sentence or any additional information. It also seems to be missing a word before "class." To correct this sentence, you could rephrase it as "The first class was the class of my homeroom teacher, Mr. Jang" or "The first class was Mr. Jang's class." Both of these options provide the necessary information and make the sentence grammatically correct.