By Determiners, Apostrophes

Yes. My answer is pretty oblique. I don't think the function of determiners is to modify at all. Underlined words show the correct use of apostrophes.<<I thought the "new mother's room" was for nursing mothers.>>I don't think so. The room is new, not the...

Hi there, The noun here appears to be Popular Names listing so “the” is the determiner for the whole thing. No apostrophe is required in this case. Although why Popular Names is capitalised is anybody’s guess. As the helpful Nona advises, I wouldn’t get too hung up on anything you read on a...

Hi Mara, My comments and corrections are in blue. This is an assignement I corrected and I'd appreciate it if some of you could have a look at it and tell me what you think of my corrections. It concerns a Memo sent to the CEO of a company. My comments and corrections will be in red, as well...

Hi, Bews’, James’ Smiths’… The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar possessive (n. & adj.) (A word or case) indicating possession or ownership. The possessive case of nouns is also called the GENITIVE case, e.g. boy's, boys', Mary's, the Smiths'. Pronouns in the possessive case are the series...