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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Expressing possession

Hello,

Which is correct?

A student's book or a student book

A teacher's pen or a teacher pen

A dog's tale or a dog tale

A woman's haircut or a woman haircut.

A student's planner or a student planner

A student's agenda or a student agenda
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Hi, To show possession, use the apostrophe s . tail, not tale Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, To show possession, use the apostrophe s .
  • tail, not tale Clive
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Hi,

To show possession, use the apostrophe s.

tail, not tale

Clive
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But why do native speakers sometimes say 'a student book' or something similar without an apostrophe?

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Hi,

A student book - the word 'student' is used to describe the type of book

A student's book - a book possessed by a student, or at least for use by a student in some way.

Clive
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