Questions about the possessive, one of several constructions that describe ownership or association between two objects.
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Job title + possessive case [duplicate]
Is the following construct (grammatically) correct?
Swiss mathematician and physicist Leonhard Euler's contribution to number theory was [...]
It sounds clumsy to me; however, this rewrite sounds ...
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correct form of genitive case [closed]
Why form framework configuration is correct?
Shouldn't it be framework's configuration of configuration of the framework?
What about plural form of this sentence?
What rule of english grammar ...
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's 's ?! Works or not? [closed]
If we are talking about hats for example.
Mine is blue.Tom's is white.
Can I use the contraction of is in the previous sentence.
So it'll be like this 'Tom's 's white' !!
Is it grammatically ...
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Using the possessive apostrophe in formal English [closed]
I am writing an essay and my teacher told us to use "Formal Academic English". Would using a possessive apostrophe like "Obama's decision to.." be considered informal? Don't tell me to ask my teacher, ...
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Plural possessive with compound subject [duplicate]
Is it "John and Becky's knowledge" or "John's and Becky's knowledge"?
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Saxon Genitive vs. Adjective Noun (Model Parameters vs. Model's Parameters)
The suggestions in this same forum say that the use of the phrase "the car's antenna" is correct.
Questions:
Nobody mentioned the use of "the car antenna" -- which to me would be much more natural, ...
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Final “ 's ” without object, ever correct? [closed]
Does the following statement mean anything?
TRACKER GRANTS YOU A PERSONAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE, NON-TRANSFERABLE,
RESTRICTED RIGHT TO USE THE SOFTWARE, FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL,
COMMERCIAL, ...
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I have three years' experience vs. I have experience of three years
Context
I am going to attend a job interview where I will be introducing myself,I want to convey the meaning that I have worked three years in my last company
Should I say:
I got no promotion after ...
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“Near St. John's church” vs. “near the St. John's church” vs. “near the St. John church” [duplicate]
When it comes to churches and so on, which one is correct?
Our hotel is near St. John's church.
Our hotel is near the St. John's church.
Our hotel is near the St. John church.
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Name, Conditions, and Pluralization of “Conscience' sake”
In some versions of the Bible, 1 Cor. 10:25 contains the phrase conscience' sake with no s following the possessive apostrophe of conscience, which does not end with s, as in:
New American ...
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Gerund preceded by a genitive?
Is this sentence actually grammatical?
You know your having a rough day when kittens don't even make you smile.
The writer of this sentence may intend to mean you're instead of your but I'm just ...
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How to denote possession with “Bureau of Statistics” [duplicate]
When denoting possession with Bureau of Statistics, does one use "Bureau's of Statistics" or "Bureau of Statistics'"?
E.g.
according to the Bureau's of Statistics Consumer Price Index
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Apostrophe Usage with Arkansas [duplicate]
Currently, we are having an issue at work where we may not be able to tack on apostrophes to words programmatically, in order to make them possessive, because of certain edge cases; such as Arkansas' ...
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Origin of plurals and possessives
What is the origin of English plurals and possessives? English plurals look more French plurals, but I am not sure that is where they come from. As for possessives, I don't know where they come from.
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Attribute of multiple entities
Which is the correct form of an attribute related to multiple entities?
For example, which is the correct form of position?
The position of the circle and of the square is wrong.
The ...
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“Whomever runs it's” or “whomever runs its”?
I know that "its" is the possessive form of "it", but does this rule apply to the possessive form of phrases ending in "it"? Should I say, "the program runs on whomever runs its computer" or "the ...
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Possessive punctuation: boy’s or boys’? [closed]
It’s the boys’ room when referring to boys generally. Is it the boys’ room still when referring to exactly two boys, or is it boy’s?
This is a question about punctuation, obviously.
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Does your name belong to you?
I'm having trouble deciding whether the word 'name' can be used possessively. Currently I'm thinking it's correct to say:
Patients' names have been altered to provide anonymity
However it just ...
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Should I answer the phone with “Mr. Beltz’s office” or “Mr. Beltz’ office”?
How would you pronounce the following when answering a phone for a boss whose last name is Beltz? Some people are saying Mr. Beltz’s office, pronouncing the extra s, and someone else thinks you should ...
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Possessives of a title in italics
If one writes a word in italics, say the name of a movie, and wants to put apostrophe s at the end to form the possessive, is the apostrophe s italicised with the title? Chinatown's or Chinatown's?
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Apostrophes and s's [duplicate]
I always forget the rule about if something is possessive put 's at the end, for example "the sailor's hat". I know some people say to remember because it has a different meaning if it's plural (e.g. ...
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Using possessive when talking about two [duplicate]
What's the correct form of writing this possessive sentence:
Helena and my birthdays are coming.
Helena's and my birthdays are coming.
My and Helena's birthdays are coming.
Any links about the ...
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Is it correct to say “a friend of X and mine” if both X and I know each other and the friend?
As I understand it, if X and Y independently have the same friend Z, we should write
Z is a friend of X's and Y's
but if X and Y collectively have Z as a friend (e.g., X and Y are a couple), ...
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How to use possessives apostrophes when the word ends with a symbol?
For example, if I want to say an account of Google+, is it the same as say a Google+'s account?
In other words, are possessives formed in the same way as always, no matter whether the word ends in ...
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Possession in Compound Nouns [duplicate]
In a compound noun with a postpositive adjective, such as "Director-General" or "Court Martial," the noun is pluralized by using the plural form of the first word (i.e. "Directors-General" or "Courts ...
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“during one of my girlfriend's games”
I was trying to say "During one of my girlfriend's soccer games..."
The problem is when I spoke it, it could be interpreted as
"Out of all of my girlfriends... during one of their games this ...
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Antedecent of “its” in “the dog attacked the cat and its friends” [duplicate]
The dog attacked the cat and its friends.
Does the sentence imply that the dog attacked the cat and the cat's friends or that it attacked the cat and the dog's friends?
How would one properly ...
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Does a person have two “masters’ degrees” or two “master’s degrees”? [duplicate]
When someone has more than one master’s degree, should these be described as have several masters’ degrees or several master’s degrees?
In other words, which of these two applies:
(singular) a ...
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“Theirs” vs. “their’s” [closed]
Which of the following two sentences is correct?
Your grammar is terrible, but you insult people for theirs?
Your grammar is terrible, but you insult people for their’s?
What would be correct ...
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Should “two weeks vacation” be “two weeks' vacation” (possessive)?
I've always understood that the phrase "two weeks" usually turns to "two weeks'" when used as a modifier -- as in "I'm giving my two weeks' notice" or "I get two weeks' vacation" ("two weeks' holiday" ...
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cat eye vs. cat's eye
I was reading another thread here and came across a technical term rheum that I didn't know. I went to wikipedia for more information and saw a picture there where the caption says
Rheum in cat ...
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Using apostrophes correctly
I've read a great article about the usage of apostrophes. But there are still some points that are unclear.
Why do we say...
school project but not school's project?
car service but not car's ...
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“You and your” vs. “Your and your”
Which is correct, and why?
identifying you and your competitors’ relative market performance
or
identifying your and your competitors’ relative market performance
Each entity is in ...
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Can we say “the problem's”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is using the possessive 's correct in “the car’s antenna”?
Can we add apostrophe S, 's, to a word for an inanimate object as in the phrase
the problem's ...
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Which phrase is more natural to a native speaker? [closed]
"The underlying notions of the problem" or "The problem underlying notions"? Please consider the brevity principle too.
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What is the correct possessive genitive for “media”?
I hope I've used the right terms in the title; I'm not a native speaker.
The singular of media is of course medium. So when talking about one medium's content, the genitive s and apostrophe are easy ...
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About adjective possessive pronouns [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a correct gender-neutral, singular pronoun (“his” versus “her” versus “their”)?
In the sentence ‘Everyone should make everyone’s part’, what adjective ...
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I'm trying to show ownership to a plural noun in parentheses
I'm drafting a lease document and have to state the following provision.
The Lessee(s) holds the Lessor and the United States harmless from any loss, liability or damages resulting from the ...
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What's the difference between “a picture of the king” and “a picture of the king's”? [closed]
A picture of the king.
A picture of the king's.
What exactly is the difference between the two?
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What’s the pronunciation of “ s’ ”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the pronunciation of the possessive words that already end in s?
“The Weasley twins’ friend, Lee Jordan, was doing the commentary for
the match.”
Do ...
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Why is an apostrophe used in the genitive “-’s”?
The English possessive isn’t a contraction, but rather a relic of the grammatical case system, so why is an apostrophe used in (most) forms of the possessive?
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“my”, “of me”, “of mine” - when to use these possessive constructions
I have been encountering possessive constructions with the preposition "of" and a possessive form of pronoun frequently, but I do not fully understand what it means and when to use it. In particular, ...
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possessive adjective + gerund vs. object pronoun + gerund [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a possessive pronoun?
What is the difference between:
[possessive adjective + gerund] and
[object pronoun + gerund]
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Chained possessive words [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“My wife and I’s seafood collaboration dinner”
I’m sure there are better ways to write the following sentence, but I was curious to know if this sentence is ...
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What is the possessive form of a singular noun ending with a plural s?
I would tend to treat a company name as singular and would therefore write the possessive form with 's. Now, my company refers to its international operations by placing the country name behind the ...
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What is the correct usage for I'm a girl in my early twenties?
Which is grammatically correct?
I am a girl in my early twenties.
or
I am a girl in her early twenties.
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In “an idea of Hölderlin’s”, is “of” a partitive or a genitive?
We often use these constructions. A friend of mine is probably the most common.
I have often wondered, being an English teacher, whether the function of the preposition of in such contexts is that of ...
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Usage of “of” in genitive: “The queen of England's crown” or “The queen's of England crown”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“My wife and I’s seafood collaboration dinner”
What is the correct way of these two sentences?
The queen of England's crown
The queen's of England crown
Strictly ...
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Can I say “Bran's bachelor's”? [closed]
My friend is Bran.
He had a bachelor party.
Can I title a photo album Bran’s bachelor’s?
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Is it correct to say “I write children books” (not possessive case)? [closed]
Although Children's books is what everybody says, I would like to understand why the genitive case is applied in such case.
If I write books for children, children is an adjective here; not the ...
