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Rafael Soteldo Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Expressing Possession
There are two ways of expressing possession
- Customer Name
- Customer's Name
or
- Car Color
- Car's Color
What's the difference between them?
- Customer Name
- Customer's Name
or
- Car Color
- Car's Color
What's the difference between them?
Top answer
The first of each pair is not possessive; it is a noun used as an adjective describing the name/color.
- The first of each pair is not possessive; it is a noun used as an adjective describing the name/color.
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The first of each pair is not possessive; it is a noun used as an adjective describing the name/color.
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Rafael Soteldo There are two ways of expressing possession- Customer Name- Customer's Nameor- Car Color- Car's ColorWhat's the difference between them?In my opinion, in the case of a person possessor, the compound noun form (Customer Name) is more official sounding. Thus, it's more likely to be seen that way on a form to be filled out. In conversation, howe
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