の or は, which particle would be a better choice in this sentence?


> 才能がないことはないけど、私（の or は）才能があまりすごくない。 "It's not that I don't have talent, but
> my talents aren't very cool."

Which particle would be more acceptable? I ask this because in Japanese there
are phrases such as 頭がいい (smart) and in sentences with this it would be, for
example:

> 彼は頭がいい。He is smart. ("his head is good.")

With は as opposed to の because while の is not technically incorrect は in that
place sounds more natural to Japanese speakers. When describing attributions
of something one uses "Topic は Noun が Adjective です", right? Can I use this
pattern in this case?




In the first sentence, the only acceptable choice is は.

才能がないことはないけど、私の才能があまりすごくない is wrong because it lacks topics (while it's a
sentence of statement that stands for general judgement or recognition about
something). In other words, 私の才能は… is correct.

The second sentence is basically the same. But there's a room to suppose
(unusual) situations where you use topicless sentences, like when you suddenly
bump into a scene where you find someone unexpectedly smart, or when you
confirm what the opponent has just said.




In the first sentence, the only acceptable choice is は.

才能がないことはないけど、私の才能があまりすごくない is wrong because it lacks topics (while it's a
sentence of statement that stands for general judgement or recognition about
something). In other words, 私の才能は… is correct.

The second sentence is basically the same. But there's a room to suppose
(unusual) situations where you use topicless sentences, like when you suddenly
bump into a scene where you find someone unexpectedly smart, or when you
confirm what the opponent has just said.

