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Beds Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

-al suffix

Hi!

Is it better say "It has all the architectural features from that time" or "It has all the architecture's features from that time", or none of them work?

It seems to me that the -al suffix works as a possessive mark just as the apostrophe s ('s) does. Is it accurate? I've seen in some explanations in which this suffix is defined as "of or pertaining to". I can't point a difference.

Can someone explain me?

Thanks in advance.
  

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Beds Is it better say "It has all the architectural features from that time" or "It has all the architecture's features from that time", or none of them work? Use your first option: that's good. Beds It seems to me that the -al suffix works as a possessive mark just as the apostrophe s ('s) does.

— Mister Micawber

  • Beds Is it better say "It has all the architectural features from that time" or "It has all the architecture's features from that time", or none of them work?
  • Use your first option: that's good.
  • Beds It seems to me that the -al suffix works as a possessive mark just as the apostrophe s ('s) does.
  • Is it accurate?
  • I think that is the wrong way to think about: an adjective (-al or otherwise) simply attaches a quality to the noun.
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BedsIs it better say "It has all the architectural features from that time" or "It has all the architecture's features from that time", or none of them work?
Use your first option: that's good.
BedsIt seems to me that the -al suffix works as a possessive mark just as the apostrophe s ('s) does. Is it accurate?
I think that i
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