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JulianWong Senior Member Chinese Hi there. I met a question in the English exam paper of the 2023 Senior High School Entrance Exam in Qingdao province, China. Use the right form of the word given in the bracket to fill the sentence. 44. We shouldn't compare our clothes or shoes with our _______ (classmate). Answer: classmates (from a social media platform, don't know whether it is correct,or not.) I don't think the answer given is the best. I think it should be classmates' or those of our classmates.

For me, I think the meaning of this sentence is "Don't compare those material things when you are in school." And, actually, compare A with B can be treated in 2 ways: compare [A with B] (compare 2 things) & compare A [with B] (compare 1 thing together with sb) I think, for the question setter, they thought it is the latter pattern that should explain the question. But, there is an "our" in the sentence.

So, if we use the pattern 2 to explain the sentence, and the sentence may be interpreted into: "We shouldn't invite our classmates to compare the differences of our clothes and shoes.". That's so weird!!! If the "our" is omitted, that may make sense. So, I think, this sentence is only can be explained by using pattern 1, compare [A with B]. So we compare OUR clothes and shoes with OUR CLASSMATES' clothes and shoes.

And, of course, it can be simplified into classmates', which for me is correct version of the answer to this question. I don't know whether i am correct or whether the given answer is available, so I ask for your help. Thanks if you help and reply. *Additional: I asked this sentence on ChatGPT, it says the form without apostrophe can refers to "those of our classmates" also, but I don't think so and I don't think it fully understood the point I doubted.

I met a question in the English exam paper of the 2023 Senior High School Entrance Exam in Qingdao province, China. Use the right form of the word given in the bracket to fill the sentence. 44. We shouldn't compare our clothes or shoes with our _______ (classmate). Answer: classmates (from a social media platform, don't know whether it is correct,or not.) I don't think the answer given is the best. I think it should be classmates' or those of our classmates.

And, of course, it can be simplified into classmates', which for me is correct version of the answer to this question. I don't know whether i am correct or whether the given answer is available, so I ask for your help. Thanks if you help and reply. *Additional: I asked this sentence on ChatGPT, it says the form without apostrophe can refers to "those of our classmates" also, but I don't think so and I don't think it fully understood the point I doubted. Last edited:

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