By Genitives

Believer wrote:I think there is such a thing as the "genitive of purpose" and a typical example of it is "a girl's school," in which the phrase "girl's school" identifies or tells us that it is a school only girls attend. Hi BelieverIf more than one girl attend the school, the plural genitive...

Hi, I think there is such a thing as the "genitive of purpose" and a typical example of it is "a girl's school," in which the phrase "girl's school" identifies or tells us that it is a school only girls attend. Can "a girl's shirt" fit in that category too? << These two examples sound...

Hi, I think there is such a thing as the "genitive of purpose" and a typical example of it is "a girl's school," in which the phrase "girl's school" identifies or tells us that it is a school only girls attend. Can "a girl's shirt" fit in that category too? (Walks into the store) John: Hi, I...

Hi, thanks again folks, for all your extra comments.Yeah, Clive, we should always try to avoid redundant stuff. But my examples can sometimes be weird because I make them weird on purpose, lol. For example, in this case I really needed and wanted to point out that the engine was part of the...

Hello! I learned that when I use the apostrophe 's (genitive case) in the last name, it means that the noun that follows it (in this case the word 'music') refers to both names. So concerning to the sentence below(*) the idea wouldn't be that the music is the same music for both groups ?!...

I also find #1 the most natural, with #3 as my second choice. (I never even heard the rule abou the Saxon genitive being used only for animate nouns until I started reading this forum -- it's really not something most native speakers think about.)

Mister Micawber wrote:One parent, one friend, one house: One of my parents' friend's house.If anyone would care to double-check these, I'd be obliged. Now I have to go and lie down for just a little while...Hi Mr MicawberJust one correction: One of my parent's friend's house. However, since...

Hi KiitixayThe preposition is in or at in the basic expressions only:He came in the morning / in the afternoon / in the evening.You can see the stars at night.Nothing exceptional happened at noon.A plural is possible as well: It often rains in the mornings.When you deviate from the basic...

Mr Jones's briefcase or Mr Jones' briefcase?During my high school, I was taught to use the second one. Later, I learnt that both are acceptable. Source 1:Some writers will say that the -s after Charles' is not necessary and that adding only the apostrophe (Charles' car) will suffice to show...

The genistive 's can be used for people: John's car organisations: the administration's agenda time phrases: a week's pay, in a year's time astrological bodies: the sun's rays Your examples of non-people, non-animal fall under one of the other 3 sub-headings Hope this...