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Are you asking about forming a possessive by the addition of apostrope-s? If so, then here are some thoughts. I just wrote this stuff off the top of my head, so it's not meant to be any sort of definitive analysis. There is no problem with making possessives from inanimate nouns. For...

Hi Rosalama No answer to your question will please everybody. Many people think no apostrophe should be used in your expressions: in the 1980s The plural genitive is formed by adding an apostrophe after the plural s, so the genitive should be: I don't like the 1980s' music. However, many people...

Grammar Geek wrote: Hey CB, I assume you were being silly, right? (There being no connection between a sports car and any actual type of sport - except, perhaps car racing...) Hi GG Not in the least. I think you are. No connection between any type of sport and sports equipment ? Sports is...

It is often arbitrary which expressions of this type are formulated as compound nouns and which are formulated with a possessive structure. In general, inanimates are much less likely to appear with 'apostrophe- s '. CJ

Well nona, i think you'r right. I was wrong. I don't know what the hell was I thinking when I red the following passage. " Many writers consider it bad form to use apostrophe -s possessives with pieces of furniture and buildings or inanimate objects in general. Instead of "the desk's edge"...

However, in quantitative expressions of the following type there is possible variation: a ten day absence With temporal nouns in the plural, the apostrophe is sometimes omitted: several weeks'/weeks vacation Pages 325 &1333, A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, by...

Hello Hela 1) So what we call "the genitive case" is the apostrophe s and the relative whose , and the "possessive case" is any expression with of to express possession? Would you please give me sentences where we CANNOT use the 's but rather the of form? — I would use "genitive" to...

Dear MrP and all the other teachers, 1) So what we call "the genitive case" is the apostrophe s and the relative whose , and the "possessive case" is any expression with of to express possession? Would you please give me sentences where we CANNOT use the 's but rather the of form? 2) Would...

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...

First, I think that nº3 on that webpage applies to my example, and it says what I said: " 3. If a singular proper noun ends in s , add an apostrophe. Chris ' exam scores were higher than any other students. " Secondly, what is only apparent is that Annas thinks that ethical...