Could you help me?
Hi, there

1) Do you say "A rabbit burrow", "A wolf den" or "A rabbit's burrow", "A wolf's den"?

2) Should I use "consist in" or "consist of" here?

"The use of historical determinism in social sciences encompasses two problems: a philosophical one, which consist IN/OF questioning the validity of the thesis, and another one, more practical, IN/OF knowing whether we have the right to assert that we have found the laws of this determinism."

3) Do you say "FROM a brand
"My phone is an Apple" or "My phone is from Apple"
"My shirt is (a) Ralph Lauren" "My shirt is from Ralph Lauren
"I bought that cookie from that brand you like"
"I bought a computer from another brand. It isn't from apple."

What would you say?

4) In a video, a professor a referred to Earth as "a slightly squashed fair with a heavy metal core".... What does "fair" mean here?

Please, I really need help

Thank you!hi

Question

Could you help me?
Hi, there

1) Do you say "A rabbit burrow", "A wolf den" or "A rabbit's burrow", "A wolf's den"?

2) Should I use "consist in" or "consist of" here?

"The use of historical determinism in social sciences encompasses two problems: a philosophical one, which consist IN/OF questioning the validity of the thesis, and another one, more practical, IN/OF knowing whether we have the right to assert that we have found the laws of this determinism."

3) Do you say "FROM a brand
"My phone is an Apple" or "My phone is from Apple"
"My shirt is (a) Ralph Lauren" "My shirt is from Ralph Lauren
"I bought that cookie from that brand you like"
"I bought a computer from another brand. It isn't from apple."

What would you say?

4) In a video, a professor a referred to Earth as "a slightly squashed fair with a heavy metal core".... What does "fair" mean here?

Please, I really need help

Thank you!hi

Answer

1) Using an apostrophe s with a noun ('s) indicates that the noun is in possession of what follows. So saying "a wolf's den" would be correct, as the ('s) shows that the den belongs to the wolf.

2) "Consist of" is the more "natural sounding" way of speaking. However, in your sample sentence, it would be more natural to write, ""The use of historical determinism in social sciences encompasses two problems: a philosophical one, which INCLUDES questioning the validity of the thesis..."

3) I would be more likely to say something like, "My/I ____ is from ______." Your last two sentences sound perfectly fine!

4) Not really sure about this one. I'm sorry!

I hope I could help somehow! :)

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