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Fold cat 452 Posted 7 years ago
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Apostrophe s is it only used with living things or with non living also
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fold cat 452 Is a postrophe s only used with living things or with non - living things also ? Both. The hotel is a stone's throw from the beach.
- fold cat 452 Is a postrophe s only used with living things or with non - living things also ?
- Both.
- The hotel is a stone's throw from the beach.
- The sun's rays are very hot.
- The car's brakes failed.
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fold cat 452 Is apostrophe s only used with living things or with non-living things also?
Both.
The hotel is a stone'
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Years' experience = years of experience = genitive case
Stone's throw = a throw of a stone = same
^^We have some genitive case usage still.
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fold cat 452 Apostrophe s is it only used with living things ...
That is the primary use of the 's, but not the only use.
CJ
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