Was ist der Unterschied zwischen “It has in its possession a hundred gardens and some two hundred historic buildings” in this sentence “in”is used to do what and why use this word und “It has in its possession a hundred gardens and some two hundred historic buildings” in this sentence “in”is used to do what and why use this word ?Du kannst auch einfach Beispielsätze geben.

Hi, let me try my best to explain this one, since this is not easy to answer with simple terms,

"in (someone's) possession" is a very common phrase to use in English. For example, I have two phones in my possession. It's an indirect way of saying I have two phones. It appears to be more formal and polite, you would say something like this to the police that is checking your belongings or something like that. It is weird to say such a phrase to a friend.

In the above sentence, "it" must be referring to a city or some sort of location. You could say, "Shanghai is a big city. It has many tall buildings and many public transportation." You could also say "Shanghai is a big city. It has many tall buildings and many public transportation in its possession."

So why say it like this? Well, this is a literary technique of personification. You are likening Shanghai to a living being, it's a living city that has its own personality. Perhaps because it is rich in culture, there are many people in it or some other reason. You want to give the impression that the city is alive.

Personification is when you give a non-living object a living quality. For example,

When I fall down, my bag vomits all my belongings onto the floor.

The bag didn't actually vomit, because it cannot, but because it was so messy, and you are so stressed that it happens, it's as if the bag vomited.

So when you say "It (a city) has in its possession a hundred gardens and some two hundred historic buildings," this is more or less a literary technique to give the impression that the city is alive, as if having the attribute of a person. This is because we normally use this term for people, not object.

Hope this clarifies!