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When do we use "of" rather than " 's" to show possession? [duplicate]
It is a very simple word but I am quite confused when I write formal documents.
I do not know exactly when to use the of rather than 's. For example:
The value of the mean or The mean's value.
The ...
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What's the difference between someone's something and something of someone? [duplicate]
I've noticed that many people say things like:
"that's the dad of my babies"
"We're the love of each other's life"
And other people say:
"That's my babies' dad"
"We're each other's love life"
So ...
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Different forms of the possessive [duplicate]
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Apostrophe "s" vs "Of"
I want to know what's the different between the ownership usage:
"He's her mother's son"
"He is the son of her mother&...
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When to use possessive "'s" or "of the"? [duplicate]
This is one topic that I thought that I have already known well, but sometimes when I am writing a text or something like this it always come up the doubt of what should I use in the sentence to ...
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Difference in usage of X's Y and Y of X [duplicate]
Please explain the difference between X's Y and Y of X. Example: "The building's roof" and "roof of the building". Is there a "correct" form? When is the former used and when the latter?
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Analysis's output vs analysis output vs output of the analysis [duplicate]
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Apostrophe “s” vs “Of”
possessive connecting word for inanimate object
Once again I'm not sure if I should use possessive or atributive or neither of ...
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Difference s genitive and of genitive [duplicate]
Could you help, please ? case genitive \ possessive
This exercise is mentioned on the book ( practical exercises in English )
EXERCISE IX.
Distinguish between the following:—
The ...
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Uses of saxon genitive with the word Google as the owner [duplicate]
I would like to know which one of these expressions is the most correct and why?
Google´s car
The car of Google
When I refer to the driverless car Google has invented.
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Possessive construction using 's and "of" [duplicate]
What is the difference between possessives using an apostrophe, like "God's name" and using "of," like "name of God"?
Other languages consistently use the "of" ...
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«'s» or «of the» which one should I use? [duplicate]
I want to know if «'s» sounds more natural than «of the...». E.g.:
'My computer's keyboard' or 'The keyboard of my computer'. Thanks in advance.
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Using 's with inanimate objects [duplicate]
I read some threads here where native speakers wonder why we, non-natives, are afraid to use 's with inanimate objects. Almost all of the commentors say that it is ok to use 's in such cases.
The ...
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American rice vs rice of America [duplicate]
The following is a question from the university entrance examination held in 1994 using the DNC Japan Test.
Can you tell the difference between rice grown in Japan and ?
American one, 2) American ...
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What is it called when instead of saying, for example, an "English book," you say a "book of English"? [duplicate]
I couldn't find this sort of question anywhere, but this is similar to possession, like when you say "Amanda's book" instead of "the book of Amanda," but those two have slightly ...
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Is using possessive apostrophe -s instead of "of form" correct? [duplicate]
I learned that the possessive apostrophe -s is used for living beings and the "of" form for non living things:
The dog's name is Sherlock
The color of the flower is yellow
However, I have ...
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Confusing examples; Apostrophe-“s” vs “of ” [duplicate]
These examples are very confusing to me and I still can't understand the difference between 's and of. For some sentences, it is grammatically wrong but for some sentences it is correct. Please help ...
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