Structure of these sentences
Which of these sentences are grammatically correct?

* I guess this' John's way to wake me up
* I guess John's way of waking me up is this

Please explain why and which one it's more common

Thanks!

Question

Structure of these sentences
Which of these sentences are grammatically correct?

* I guess this' John's way to wake me up
* I guess John's way of waking me up is this

Please explain why and which one it's more common

Thanks!

Answer

1. I guess this is John's way of waking me up
2. John's way of waking me up is (no this)

Answer

The first sentence is incorrect. It's impossible to use " this' ", and writing "this's" isn't correct either. We always write "this is" fully. No contractions.

The second sentence is technically correct, but a bit odd. Maybe too dramatic.

A natural sentence would be, "I guess this is John's way of waking me up."

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