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Bmojtaba Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Apostrophe s

Hi

i.e 'The senior wanted to persue urban affair as his life's work'

why don't we say life work??? apostrophe s is for what here???

i.e 'He is suspected of appropriating government fund'

Why not government's fund?????

tnx
  

Top answer

Life work ~ life's: adjective or his possession. Both are possible. Government funds (note plural): government is seen as an adjective here (we often put a noun in front of another noun to make it act as an adjective).

— Philip

  • Life work ~ life's: adjective or his possession.
  • Both are possible.
  • Government funds (note plural): government is seen as an adjective here (we often put a noun in front of another noun to make it act as an adjective).
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Life work ~ life's: adjective or his possession. Both are possible.

Government funds (note plural): government is seen as an adjective here (we often put a noun in front of another noun to make it act as an adjective).
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So government's fund is ture too??? and let me know about the differences between life work& life's work in meaning....
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