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    Hi,

    I just happen to come across the following sentence, but have a doubt.

    Mother Teresa's service to the poor of all religions and her relentless effort to improve the hospitals in India have been recognised by both government and civilian organizations.

    I am not sure whether using her in the above sentence is correct usage or not ?

    Kindly clarify.

    Thanks,
    Rohan

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    Post Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:18 am
    "her" is a possessive pronoun and correctly refers to mother teresa.

    hence the usage is correct.

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    Post Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:51 am
    In a way, not using her after and will make it an incorrect sentence.

    Am I correct ?

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    Post Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:07 am
    i think use of "her" is required for the sentence to make sense.

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    Post Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:54 am
    Thanks Killer1387.

    I want to make myself clear whether the sentence makes some sense without using her after and.

    Please somebody contribute your thoughts.


    Thanks,
    Rohan.

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    Post Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:27 am
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