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If my grandparent is deceased, do I refer to them as "is" or "was" my grandparent?
How does this work when the person being referenced is deceased? Which of these is correct?
John was my grandfather.
John is my grandfather.
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"of the" vs noun adjunct [duplicate]
Please note: This may be a complex question, references would be great, search engines do not help with "of the".
Looks like we can remove the use of "of the" with a noun adjunct switching the order ...
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