Is this your cat?

[b4d0m3n]

How does this sentence look grammar-wise?

これ　は　あなた　の　猫　が　です　か？

はい。　そう　です。

Or would the first sentence be:

この　猫　は　あなの　です　か？

Does it matter? Which is correct?

[Harisenbon]

You don't need the が in the first sentence.

これはあなたのねこですか？
はい、そうです

I think that's the most straightforward and simple way to say it.

[b4d0m3n]

Harisenbon wrote:
You don't need the が in the first sentence.

これはあなたのねこですか？
はい、そうです

I think that's the most straightforward and simple way to say it.

Cool. Why no 'ga'? Is it because the neko already 'belongs' to the 'anata no' fragment?

[Infidel]

No is a particle that affects both the preceeding and suceeding noun. So they are already a phrase. anatano neko.

ga changes it from the question "is this your cat?" to ... something else. I start wondering what your cat did to deserve the ga. Bad kitty.