By Universities, Possessives

.1. the genitive-equals-possessive misunderstanding -- Yes2. the University of Florida curriculum designer -- YesBut what about these?-- These are hard to deal with, since the adjective cluster has been extended unnaturally. I suggest:Afternoon return buses back to SeoulEarly morning departures...

Thank you very much.I think these two are properly punctuated:1. the genitive-equals-possessive misunderstanding2. the University of *** curriculum designer -- no hyphen since "University of ***" is a proper name and linking with hyphens woud be inappropriate, if not wrong.But what...

For what they're worth here are my comments.Dear Sir/Madame, I am writing in order to apply for the International relations and Diplomacy master program at your University. I am currently studying International Relations at the University of International relations and world languages at...

Grammar Geek wrote:Singing is a gerund, a noun, so it takes the possessive my. This is rather peculiar, I think. I have encountered the same thing on these forums many times. Native speakers say: "A gerund is a noun." Do they teach it that way in American schools and universities? Grammatical...

Hi Collegebound, Welcome to the forums. Overall, you have a good essay. Stop worrying about your paragraphs. However, I 'm not sure what the topic was that Wisconsin asked for. Where did you put it? As vice president of my Catholic school’s multi-cultural student union, I have learned, first...

1) Why did you decide to enter Donetsk Technical University and not Kiev Pedagogical or Kiev Technical University? What is your answer here? 2) Do you really want to acquire this profession or you expect your future occupation not to be connected with your specialization? Astion for me I'm...

Eejar1 wrote:Hi!!!!Please help me in checking my covering letter too. I graduated with Masters in Electrical Engineering from FachHoch Schule, Furtwangen this February. Now I am looking for a job in the industry. There is a Job fair in this month and following is a cover letter I drafted to send...

Hi, The) University of Pittsburgh's website / The website of the University... / (other)(The) April second's elections / the election of April second / (other) These sound OK to me: - The University of Pittsburgh's website / The website of the University... / The University of Pittsburgh...

Hi,I'd like to know what are the ways to express these:(The) University of Pittsburgh's website / The website of the University... / (other)(The) April second's elections / the election of April second / (other)Thanks.

William Strunk, Jr. (1869–1946). The Elements of Style. 1918. II. ELEMENTARY RULES OF USAGE Form the possessive singular of nouns with 's. Follow this rule whatever the final consonant. Thus write, Charles's friend Burns's poems the witch's malice ...