Questions tagged [compound-possessives]
Questions about how to convert two or more items into their corresponding possessive forms, no matter whether these are nouns, noun phrases, or pronouns, nor whether these are conjoined using ᴀɴᴅ, ᴏʀ, or ɴᴏʀ. Includes both apostrophe-s forms and possessive pronouns.
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Whats is the correct plural form of compound nouns
First: This is not a question about spelling in software development. But I'm often stumbling upon it in software development.
In software development it's often necessary to name entities both in ...
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Possessive apostrophe in phrasal descriptor [duplicate]
If I want to describe a person/group and then refer to something of theirs. Would these be permissible?
The guy in charge's hat
It is the people of France's doing
It is everyone else's fault
The ...
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How to write compound possessives with "or"
When a compound possessive is formed with "and," I think the rule is that both terms become possessive when there are multiple separate objects that are owned, as in "John's and Dave's ...
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Indicating Possession Between You and Another Person
Is there a good way to indicate that something belongs to you and another person when you want to mention the other person by name?
As an example, suppose some friends ask you "Where's the party at?" ...
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Complicated Possessive?
Is "Daddy, me and the dog's favourite activity" correct?
Cos Because technically it's "Daddy, the dog and me's favourite activity", right?
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"Can you send me Fred and your flight information?" [duplicate]
This doesn't quite sound right but might be right. Consider
"Can you send me Fred and Amy's flight information?" This is correct via The Chicago Manual of Style.
Alternatively,
"Can you send me ...
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Multiple possessives of a single object linked by 'or'
In the sentence, 'NCA offers a tool to measure a country's or region's natural capital', are one or both of country and region possessive (country's or region's vs. country or region's)? Ownership is ...
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British-English - My v Mine [duplicate]
I would like to know which of the options below is correct:
'It is mine and John's favourite'
'It is my and John's favourite'
Or if both are incorrect, what would be the correct way to phrase this?
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Plural possessives [duplicate]
Which is correct: "Drs. Ha and Smith's comments" or "Drs. Ha's and Smith's comments" (referring to the comments of both drs.)
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"My and my sister, Anna Smith's records" or "My and my sister's, Anna Smith, records." [duplicate]
I'm writing a request letter to my and my sister's high school but I don't how to properly say it.
I, Rebecca Smith, would like to request a copy of my and my sister, Anna Smith's Transcript of ...
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Can I use two possessive nouns in a sentence? [duplicate]
I'm writing a very brief description for a job duty. Is it grammatically correct to use two possessive nouns in a sentence (e.g., Administration's and company's)?
Full sentence is...
They support, ...
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Should there be two apostrophes to denote possession? [duplicate]
In this sentence, should there be two apostrophes to denote discrete possession, or should there be an apostrophe just after the second subject to denote joint possession?
He said he didn't know ...
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Showing joint or individual possession [duplicate]
Which of the following do you think is correct (I've substituted real company names with X/Y/Z):
Competition Commission clears X's and Y's investment in Z.
Competition Commission clears X and Y's ...
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"What are Liam and Noel's jobs?" versus "What are Liam's and Noel's jobs?" [duplicate]
This question is about use of the group genitive versus joint possessives in a phrase and/or list.
Where two or more distinct persons, animals, etc., are in the genitive, the group genitive ...
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Is it "John or Mary's house" or "John's or Mary's house"?
I understand that if John and Mary own a house together, it is John and Mary's house. If they jointly owned multiple houses, they would be John and Mary's houses. I also understand that if John and ...
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What is the correct way to write multiple possessives, rather than the common way? [duplicate]
In the phrase, "Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar...," I believe Rice should end in 's, as Webber does, because the show is as much Rice's as it is his partner's. However, ...
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Compound Possessive [duplicate]
I am having problem understanding what the following sentence means exactly:
Bill's and my car had to be towed last night.
I can't quite figure out why the possessive is used in Bill's and what it ...
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Plurals, possessive, and multiple nouns [duplicate]
Are any of these two phrases appropriate, or are they both wrong?
tables two and three's information are more suited for
table two's and three's information is more suited for
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Plural in constructions like A's and B's theory/theories [duplicate]
I have gone through several threads here but haven't found an answer to my question.
In my paper, there are two theorists and each has a theory. Theorist A has theory 1 and theorist B has theory 2.
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How would you write the possessive with yourself and another person? [duplicate]
How would you write the possessive with yourself and another person?
For example:
Would you like to join Bob's and my group?
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Correct grammar form for two people owning the same object? [duplicate]
Which is correct?
Paul's and Freda's Anniversary or Paul and Freda's Anniversary?
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Plural Possessive (With Mom and Dad's Love) [duplicate]
What is the best way to say "With Mom and Dad's Love"
With Mom and Dad's Love
With Mom's and Dad's Love
Option 1 sounds better, but I guess you could interpret that as Mom the person and Dad's love.
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Is this sentence grammatically correct? Thank you [closed]
I was extremely surprised and am grateful for you all celebrating Mallory’s and my special day.
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Double possession dilemma: should I say “your” or “yours”?
What is the best way to say this?
Because of yours and the John Wichel Foundation’s grant we are able to continue our mission to serve all Texans with diabetes.
Should it be
Because of your ...
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“in you_ and your family’s best interests”
I’ve seen this picture of a leaflet being tweeted today. It’s supposedly issued by the UK government and distributed widely:
Am I overlooking something or does it really contain the grammar error ...
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How to Write Possessives in Multiple Nouns when Using "Attention" [duplicate]
Which is correct?
He raised his hands to get John, Stephen and Joyce's attention.
or
He raised his hands to get John's, Stephen's and Joyce's attention.
Since attention is something that can't be ...
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Question about possessive (adj/pron) with additional party [duplicate]
I'm wondering about possessive adj/pronoun and apostrophe S in sentences where you add on additional "possessors". Could anyone give me feedback about whether the following sentences are correct, ...
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How do I use possessive when talking about a book written by two authors? [duplicate]
Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister are two authors of Peopleware. When talking or writing about the book, do I have to write:
Have you read Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister's Peopleware?
or:
Have you ...
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"you," "your" or "yours" in this sentence? [duplicate]
I just received an email that had the following sentence,
We have plenty of magic that will pique your and your customers' interest.
Aside from the obvious errors, do we use "you" "yours" or "...
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"Sally's and Mike's bikes" or "Sally and Mike's bikes"? [duplicate]
The title really says it all. When there are two subjects in the possessive, what do we do?
If "Sally's and Mike's bikes" is correct, isn't this ambiguous? (As the phrase could either be referring to ...
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Can I use "Your" and "Our" in the same sentence?
Is this sentence correct or do the pronouns need to match one way or the other?
"Please join your classmates for a reception to celebrate our 25th reunion"
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Possessive-S/apostrophe in a list, including the first and second person
When adding possessive-S/apostrophe to a list, the rule is only the last person has the apostrophe if the item is shared, or everyone has one if they have the items each, e.g.
John and Mary's houses =...
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One or two apostrophes for two subjects in the possessive case? [duplicate]
Which is correct: [Bonus question: should there be a question mark here instead of a colon?]
The book contains Marx and Engels' theories about the nature of
society and politics.
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The book ...
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List of names when there is ownership associated [duplicate]
Ok, so I am supposed to order business cards for people, then the company sends me the proof which I check over for correctness. When I do three on the people's names are right, one is wrong. So I ...
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Listening multiple possessives and the use of apostrophes [duplicate]
I want to say that 2 or more people all have something like this:
John's and Mary's hats.
Is this correct or would it have to be:
John and Mary's hats.
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'Sarah and Jane's philosophy of life' or 'Sarah's and Jane's philosophy of life'? [duplicate]
I am not sure. I want to say 'Jane's and Sarah's etc' but the 'etc' being both's, is it written 'Jane and Sarah's etc.'? And is this always the case or are there exceptions?
Thanks
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Compound possession [duplicate]
In the following sentence:
Lewis and Clark's expectations were very much the same.
Would you agree that it should be:
Lewis's and Clark's expectations were very much the same.
Because even ...
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Question about dual possesive nouns [duplicate]
I am writing a technical letter for my (and my lab partner’s) senior design project (we are engineering majors) and I would like some help on properly phrasing part of the letter.
The project belongs ...
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Use of the possessive apostrophe in a list
If I was to label something
The Poets and Painters' Distillery
do I only apply the possessive apostrophe after 'Painters' as in the text written above, or do I also need to apply one to 'Poets' ...
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Plural possessive with compound subject [duplicate]
Which of the following is correct?
John and Becky's knowledge
John's and Becky's knowledge
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Is “Joe’s and my bicycles” correct? [duplicate]
Is this phrasing correct and acceptable?
Here are Joe’s and my bicycles
I am describing two bicycles, one owned by Joe and one owned by myself.
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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 possession ...
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Apostrophe in multiple plural posession [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Nikki’s and Alice’s X” vs. “Nikki and Alice’s X”
Preferred way to apostrophise in case of dual or multiple ownership by distinct entities
(writers' and teachers' wages)
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What's wrong with these sentences? [duplicate]
My workplace has presented me with the opportunity this month to attend a "grammar" webinar that is suppose to help me enhance my grammar skills. I thought they were good already...
I don't have time ...
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Grammar and sentence structure check [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What possessive forms are used for mutual 1st person ownership?
My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner
Possessive for a third person and a first person
My and my ...
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A friend of Jane and Tom or A friend of Jane and Tom's?
We can say:
She's a friend of mine.
She's a friend of Tom's.
She's a friend of my parents'.
But today I saw this: She's a friend of Jane and Tom.
Is it correct? Or should it be: She's a friend of ...
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What is the correct way to possessivize (if that's a word) a compound noun? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Preferred way to apostrophise in case of dual or multiple ownership by distinct entities
When forming the possessive of a compound noun, does one add "'s" to both or just one ...
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"Your and my [something]" vs "Yours and my..."
Prompted by comments against this question, I'd like some help figuring out why some people (myself included) prefer yours over the apparently more logical/grammatically consistent your in this kind ...
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Multiple people possession [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is “my wife and I's” correct, or should it be “my wife's and my”?
Preferred way to apostrophise in case of dual or multiple ownership by ...
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Preferred way to apostrophise in case of dual or multiple ownership by distinct entities [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Nikki's and Alice's X” vs. “Nikki and Alice's X”
Consider describing the wedding of X and Y. If I want to avoid the overly-formal and poor-...
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