Grammar Hi, there Which of THESE is right? “President Wilson did not obtain US Senate approval to enter the League of Nations.” or “President Wilson did not obtain the US Senate’s approval to ente

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Grammar Hi, there Which of THESE is right? “President Wilson did not obtain US Senate approval to enter the League of Nations.” or “President Wilson did not obtain the US Senate’s approval to enter the League of Nations.”? Thank you

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Grammar

Hi, there

Which of THESE is right?

“President Wilson did not obtain US Senate approval to enter the League of Nations.” or “President Wilson did not obtain the US Senate’s approval to enter the League of Nations.”?

Thank you

Luckily enough, both are right! The only difference is a slight difference in tone. The first sentence is more formal and the second is more informal. This is because the second sentence does more to "anthropomorphize" (make something which is not human sounds like it is human) the US Senate by giving it the possessive "___'s".

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