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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Correct apostrophe s grammar
I was at the bar doing some trivia last night when the following question popped up.
"What movie's theme song was written by Coolio?"
Dangerous minds is the name of the movie. Gangster's Paradise is the name of the song.
When re-stating the same question as a possesive, I think the answer is Gangster's Paradise. "What theme song of the movie was written by Coolio?". The only way I could think the question was asking for the movie was if the apostrophe 's' was used in a contraction. "What movie has a theme song written by Coolio", but is that correct?
Help! Is the question asking for the movie or the song and why??
"What movie's theme song was written by Coolio?"
Dangerous minds is the name of the movie. Gangster's Paradise is the name of the song.
When re-stating the same question as a possesive, I think the answer is Gangster's Paradise. "What theme song of the movie was written by Coolio?". The only way I could think the question was asking for the movie was if the apostrophe 's' was used in a contraction. "What movie has a theme song written by Coolio", but is that correct?
Help! Is the question asking for the movie or the song and why??
Top answer
" It's asking for the name of the movie. " is asking for the name of the song.
- " It's asking for the name of the movie.
- " is asking for the name of the song.
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"What movie's theme song was written by Coolio?" = "The theme song of what movie was written by Coolio?"
It's asking for the name of the movie.
"What movie theme song..." is asking for the name of the song.
It's asking for the name of the movie.
"What movie theme song..." is asking for the name of the song.
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