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Hi Avangi,To me, grammarians always have their way, trying to make thing clear (or confusing to some). What do you think of the following quoted text regarding 's?"Some linguists believe that English possessive is no longer a case at all, but has become a clitic, an independent particle which,...

Hela wrote: Dear teachers, 1) How would you qualify this time of genitive, please? Which "title" would you give it? Is it some sort of "human activities"? but I don't really like this. love's spirit, science's influence, my life's aim, duty's call . wow! I remember genitive as a Latin case...

Dear teachers, 1) How would you qualify this time of genitive, please? Which "title" would you give it? Is it some sort of "human activities"? but I don't really like this. love's spirit, science's influence, my life's aim, duty's call . 2) Which tenses would you use in the following...

Thank you, CalfJim. You wrote: My daughter goes to a girls' school. This one is possible. A school for girls. It seems to me that this version without the apostrophe is also common. You might wait for a second opinion on this. >> In regard to my initial question of whether an...

I don't believe that the term "genitive of classification" is widely used. I'm not familiar with the concept. << in normal situations, people would go about using 'tigers' den' without the article? >> No. The article is used. << My daughter goes to a girl's school. A...

Hi, I think I have asked a question or two concerning this area of grammar in the past but this time, I believe I am asking a question from a different angle. Please help. Would you say the underlined part is a genitive of classification? Then would you say, in normal situations, people would...

Cool Breeze wrote: Yankee wrote:I still find "It is a 10 minutes' meeting" odd. And I still think the most common usage of this construction (when talking about time) is with the word 'time'.Hi YankeeThe oddness doubtless stems from the genitive (minutes'), which is between the article (a) and...

Yankee wrote:I still find "It is a 10 minutes' meeting" odd. And I still think the most common usage of this construction (when talking about time) is with the word 'time'.Hi YankeeThe oddness doubtless stems from the genitive (minutes'), which is between the article (a) and the word it...

CalifJim wrote: Light from several lanterns filled the room with a soft glow. Laughter of children was heard on the playground. Hmm. Do these have to be The light ... and The laughter ... ? I certainly don't want to criticize Steinbeck's English at all. I dealt with the of-genitive in...

CalifJim wrote:CB, I hate to disagree, because your comments are always so very helpful and appropriate, and you are such a valuable resource on the forum. Nevertheless, I don't think any poetic license whatever is involved here. Thank you for your kind words, Jim. As English is not my...