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33 questions linked to/from Is using the possessive apostrophe correct in "the car's antenna"?
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Apostrophe for indicating possessive. How do I convince my professor? [duplicate]
I've read this and this. I know that the underlying question has been answered, my problem is of a different nature: I'm currently writing my master's thesis in CS and my professor thinks that the ...
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Do things use apostrophe for indicating possessive? [duplicate]
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Is using the possessive 's correct in “the car's antenna”?
If someone owns something I would say: Mom's car.
But if the owner is not a person, does it ...
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Is it correct to use an apostrophe to indicate something that belongs to an object? [duplicate]
I'm 18 years old, & I'm working on a new blog.
I'm trying to get all of the help that I can get with English.
This is the title that I'm planning on using for the first post:
Reasons for this ...
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"The dog's tail" vs. "the tail of the dog" [duplicate]
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Is using the possessive 's correct in “the car’s antenna”?
When talking about animal body parts, which of the following is the right one (or could both be possible with ...
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University's possession or possession of the university [duplicate]
When we state that something belongs to a university, for instance requirements, we should use university's requirements or requirements of the university?
I remember learning like a thing that ...
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Can we say "the problem's"? [duplicate]
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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 underlying ...
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Possessive form of inanimate subject [duplicate]
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Is using the possessive 's correct in “the car's antenna”?
Is it "role of the FRG" or "the FRG's role"? I know that although the FRG is not a person, ...
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"Our program graduates" or "Our program's graduates" - which is correct? [duplicate]
I'm working with a friend on a short sentence for an announcement, and was asked whether the possessive should be used or dropped on program:
Current:
Please congratulate our program's graduates.
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Saxon genitive. Can I use it for objects? [duplicate]
I am translating from italian, and a question suddenly struck me:
Can I say:
The items’ content in the Navigation Drawer.
or
This is a class handling the cards’ layout.
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tiger snack or tiger's snack? [duplicate]
I read this phrase in a book:
Today, you're likely to be a tiger snack.
Is that correct? I mean are not we supposed to write tiger's snack instead?
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Best usage of 'of' and apostrophe 's' [duplicate]
What is the correct usage of the sentence"the pen of Raman or Raman's pen"? which one is the correct. i do remember reading somewhere that "of" will not be used prior to proper noun.Is it right?
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Using "apostrophes" to show ownership of records in page? [duplicate]
I had a debate with my co-worker about using apostrophes to show ownership of records which belongs to a page. He told me not to use an apostrophe.
This is the text in question :
The Pagination in ...
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How to use possessive case in the following sentences? [duplicate]
We can say:
the smell of it
Can we say:
the arrival of him
the son of me
And we can't say:
a suggestion of Mr. Smith (should be Mr.Smith's, right?)
Can we say:
a suggestion of Mr. Smith ...
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Is it correct to have 's with these words? [duplicate]
Is the form: vigings' history/legend correct? Or the only way to show the possession in these cases is with the the of form?
More examples would be: germans' ..., austrians' ... etc.
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Are there animacy restrictions on the use of contractions? [duplicate]
Are the examples (a) and (b) equally acceptable?
(1a) That cop's very short and stout
(1b) That cup's very short and stout
(2a) Her spouse's been always attention-grabbing
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