Timeline for Is it correct to say: It is my brother's car. or should I say: Is my brother's car
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| Aug 25, 2017 at 7:14 | comment | added | James K | It is not a complete sentence, however it is a valid response to "what is it?". English allows for a bare noun phrase to be understood as a subject complement (in context). | |
| Aug 25, 2017 at 0:42 | comment | added | chepner | Strictly speaking, "My brother's car" isn't a complete sentence, either. The answer isn't as simple as the response needs to be a complete sentence. The concluding paragraph isn't really relevant to the question. | |
| Aug 24, 2017 at 22:23 | history | answered | James K | CC BY-SA 3.0 |