Questions about the possessive, one of several constructions that describe ownership or association between two objects.
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Attributive or Possessive noun
In the following is it better to use a possessive noun with an apostrophe or an attributive noun without an apostrophe?
The following list details the assumptions that have been made in
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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.
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Nobody mentioned the use of "the car antenna" -- which to me would be much more natural, ...
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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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I have three years' experience vs. I have experience of three years
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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
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I got no promotion after ...
