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Panda blue 483 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Correct usage apostrophe

They took each others' place. Does this require the apostrophe? What is the difference?


Without telling a story visually, you’re defeating the object of cinemas purpose in the first place .

Does this require cinemas' with an apostrophe.


You're defeating the purpose of cinema.

You're defeating cinemas purpose.

The cinemas closed down.


Both are referring to cinema, but the second example is referring to cinema as an institution versus the many cinemas closing. So I'm assuming no apostrophe.

  

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panda blue 483 Without telling a story visually, you’re defeating the object of cinemas purpose in the first place . Does this require cinemas' with an apostrophe. cinema's (but the possessive of an inanimate is not often the best choice) panda blue 483 You're defeating the purpose of cinema.

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  • panda blue 483 Without telling a story visually, you’re defeating the object of cinemas purpose in the first place .
  • Does this require cinemas' with an apostrophe.
  • cinema's (but the possessive of an inanimate is not often the best choice) panda blue 483 You're defeating the purpose of cinema.
  • Good.
  • panda blue 483 You're defeating cinemas purpose.
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panda blue 483Without telling a story visually, you’re defeating the object of cinemas purpose in the first place . Does this require cinemas' with an apostrophe.

cinema's (but the possessive of an inanimate is not often the best choice)

panda blue 483You're defeating the purpose of cinema.

Good.

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panda blue 483you’re defeating the object of cinemas purpose

This doesn't work. It seems to me that "the object of cinema" and "the purpose of cinema" are basically the same thing. Putting both 'object' and 'purpose' together here seems like unnecessary repetition.

CJ

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panda blue 483They took each other's place. Does this require the apostrophe?

It does require an apostrophe, but before the s– not after it.

It means 'They took the place of each other'.

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