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by rohanberi » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:46 am
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.

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by killer1387 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:18 am
"her" is a possessive pronoun and correctly refers to mother teresa.

hence the usage is correct.
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by rohanberi » Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:51 am
In a way, not using her after and will make it an incorrect sentence.

Am I correct ?
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by killer1387 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:07 am
i think use of "her" is required for the sentence to make sense.
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by rohanberi » Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:54 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.


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by rohanberi » Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:27 am
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