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See this poll on: http://www.whitesmoke.com/blog/english-quiz-12072009
There was only ONE bike stolen and it belonged to ONE girl therefore she owned it; ergo - it was the girl's bike! There is no other possible interpretation of the sentence.
And, daddybrock32, when did" weather" replace" whether"?
One girl's bike was stolen: means the girl is possessing the bike which was stolen by someone.
One girls bike was stolen means, error
One girls' bike was stolen means, one of the (plural) girls is who is possessing a bike has been s`
The second one is the correct answer
The english correct written can be tricky.
of all the three answers questioned ;
one girls bicycle was stolen which is gramaticall proven its self wrong.
and
one girl's bicycle was stolen. means of the thousands of the girl's bicycle, one has been stolen.
the least one. one girls' bcycle was stolen. means of the thousands girls bicycle was stolen.
so kowing what the questionair means is a bide not easy. what is the best answer actuall? be honest to say out.
there are 3 types of example and the problem is, they all have letter "s", it means many girls but its not indicate who is the girl own the bicycle, that's why they use " GIRL's " because there's no indication that whom girl was stolen, thats why i go for number 2... final answer
I go for the 2nd answer because this is crrect accroding the grammer which i learnt.
My guess is #2. But would really like the correct answer..
i go for the 2nd answer,because its already indicate the answer as my own knowledge.bbbut what is the real answer please let peoples' known bcause of another time.
well, wat is the correct answer actually!
I guess practice make perfect in everything you do all the time. Thanks for this. I choose the second sentence as the correct one.
i chose no 2 answer.my reason is that ,the sentence is more expressive and complete good understanding simple english.thanks
The third answer is correct. It shows single person possession of the bike. The 1st signifies tended use of plural for the girl while the 2nd an action expression of ....... the girl is ..........
The answer should raed one girls bicyecle was stolen becouse Girls meas something own by on girl.
In all three sentences, the word "bicycle" is singular. If the sentence had read "Two girls bicycles were stolen" you would know that two bicycles were stolen and that they were both girls bicycles. Therefore, the first sentence is correct.
"One girl's bicycle was stolen. " is the correct sentence...because "was" refers to a singular form which is the bicycle (one) described as "girl's bicycle"
I interpreted the sentence as identifying the type of bicycle that was stolen. I didn't imply that it belonged to a girl or a boy but it was the style of the bike so my answer was, One girls bicycle was stolen. I imagine that there is no correct answer to this but the intrepretation you put into the sentence decides what word you should use.
The sentence is a bit confusing. however, i go with ans.#2. One girl's bicycle was stolen. Because " one " refers to singular. meaning one of the girl's bicycle was stolen. however, if the sentence goes " one of those girls bicycle was stolen, then I go for ans#3.
One girl's biclycle was stolen is correct.
Because, the singular subject always agrees with singular verb and the plural subject agrees with plural verb. in this case; one girl means singular and an apostraphy plus letter (s) shows the ownership of the bicycle and fact about the bicyle.
These sentences seems easy but can be very complex. One thing I know is; the 's indicates ownership for words that do not end with s while words that end with s follow the sign ' as for that words with just s for me are pural. so, whats the right answer?
a bicycle which belongs to one of the girls is stolen therefore the 2nd answer is correct
One girl's bicycle was stolen is the correct answer because the sentence refers to a singular and plural. Kindly let's know the correct answer.
The answer should read ....One girl's bicycle was stolen.... because Girl's means something own by one girl.
the second answer is correct. there is need for you to send the correct answer,it will clear all ambiguity and teach those who are not sure of the answer.
Do they post the correct answers anywhere? I never see them. It would be so helpful if they would post the correct answer.
My understanding: A girls' bicycle (not gents' type bicycle) was stolen.
i contemplate the answer is one girl's bicycle was stolen.
This bicycle is belongs to a girl. By saying one girl's bicycle , it shows that it belongs to a girl. so, the 2nd answer is correct.
I me the first two answers could be correct and the third is not at all.
So my question is What is the correct answer???? I do not see it here.
One of the bikes which belogs to one of the girls is stolen. And it isn't known whose bike is stolen .
one discribes a person,therefore one girl's bicycle was stolen is the right answer. the apostrophy before s tells u that it is one girl while s refers to the bicycle.
One girl's bicycle was stolen means her bicycle was stolen by some one so that was the right answer
The girls indicate plura while the girl's is refering to someone among the family therefore girls which carry letter 's' at the back is a singular in lexical verb which refer to single girl is the correct answear 'c'
This's very practical,more of it.
the stolen bicycle belongs to one girl, so 2nd sentence is correct.
I do hope that daddybrock32 intended a deliberate mistake.
Not sure if ZincOrange has given the correct intended message but it is much clearer than the two alternatives.
I would choose the second option in a multiple choice question but as pointed out, option 3 could also be correct.
If the word "one" is reffered to girl- who is the owner of the stolen bicycle, then the 2th answer is correct. But if the word "one" reffers to bicycle which it,s used by girls, then the 3th answer is correct
The 'one' in the sentence may be to show a single girl or bicycle. In this case they have different answers.
one girl's bicycle was stolen: meaning that some girl had her bicycle stolen by someone. That should be the correct answer.
Correct answer should read:
One girl had her bicycle stolen.
I shows ownership or possession of the bike. One girl with a bike which was stolen. The word girls' would mean several girls owned the bike. Not correct here.
It depends on weather you are discussing type of bike or ownership of the bike.