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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Apostrophes
Please let me know why in the phrase "Council of Ministers Meeting" we do not use apostrophe and in "ministers' meeting" we use it. I would appreciate it if you could help me!
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The apostrophe could be either used or omitted in both cases. These are all OK: Council of Ministers' Meeting Council of Ministers Meeting ministers' meeting ministers meeting As the name of the meeting, usually the noun-noun form rather than the possessive+noun form is chosen, as it saves typeset and looks less cluttered. Of course, in specific context, one may be more appropriate than the other: The ministers' meeting was raucous with their shouting and name-calling .
- The apostrophe could be either used or omitted in both cases.
- These are all OK: Council of Ministers' Meeting Council of Ministers Meeting ministers' meeting ministers meeting As the name of the meeting, usually the noun-noun form rather than the possessive+noun form is chosen, as it saves typeset and looks less cluttered.
- Of course, in specific context, one may be more appropriate than the other: The ministers' meeting was raucous with their shouting and name-calling .
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The apostrophe could be either used or omitted in both cases. These are all OK:
Council of Ministers' Meeting
Council of Ministers Meeting
ministers' meeting
ministers meeting
As the name of the meeting, usually the noun-noun form rather than the possessive+noun form is chosen, as it saves typeset and looks less cluttered. Of course, in specific context, one
Council of Ministers' Meeting
Council of Ministers Meeting
ministers' meeting
ministers meeting
As the name of the meeting, usually the noun-noun form rather than the possessive+noun form is chosen, as it saves typeset and looks less cluttered. Of course, in specific context, one
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