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Aqua banana 857 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Apostrophes

Hey, I have a question. Why is it "X-ray results" and not "X-ray's results", and Why is it Today's world and not Today World?


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We use nouns as adjectives rather regularly. In such cases, the situation is not possessive, so no apostrophe is needed. university student hospital cafeteria It tells what kind of result, not whose results.

  • We use nouns as adjectives rather regularly.
  • In such cases, the situation is not possessive, so no apostrophe is needed.
  • university student hospital cafeteria It tells what kind of result, not whose results.
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We use nouns as adjectives rather regularly. In such cases, the situation is not possessive, so no apostrophe is needed.

university student

hospital cafeteria

It tells what kind of result, not whose results.

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