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Present at the debate will be two principals of the school and some English teachers. Does this sound natural?
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A little unnatural
You might want to try this: Present at the debate will be two of the school's (or schools', depending) principals and some English teachers.
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A little unnatural
If the principals are both from the same school, use "school's principals". (This means that one thing -the school- has two things - principals.)
But if the principals are from different schools, use "schools' principals". (This means that two things -the schools- each own their own things - principals. We write schools' instead of adding another s at the end: schools's.)
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Oh, sorry, I see what you mean. I choose to use " 's" instead of "of" to make it clear where the principals AND teachers come from (one school or two).
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A little unnatural
No, there's no real difference. Just for clarity or making the sentence flow smoother.
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