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Redkiddy Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
genitive 's or of
Hi Teachers
I think the genitive subject I learned was this :
USE --'s--- for the persons and animals
USE --of--- for the unliving things or the others except persons or animals
So why I sometimes see these type of genitives....
A Japanese railway company has started testing what it says is the world's fastest train......................
we can increase the examples,,,,are there any rules for this situation
OR is this the famous one in whichthere are always something against the grammar rule?
I think the genitive subject I learned was this :
USE --'s--- for the persons and animals
USE --of--- for the unliving things or the others except persons or animals
So why I sometimes see these type of genitives....
A Japanese railway company has started testing what it says is the world's fastest train......................
we can increase the examples,,,,are there any rules for this situation
OR is this the famous one in whichthere are always something against the grammar rule?
Top answer
"world" can be used in the genitive case, as well as the names of countries.
- "world" can be used in the genitive case, as well as the names of countries.
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"world" can be used in the genitive case, as well as the names of countries.
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Your understanding is generally correct, redkiddy.
But more often than not there are exceptions in general rules.
Let me add some more to pieannes's list.
1. names of planets: Earth's, Saturn's, Pluto's, .....
2. time-related words: today's, yesterday's, tomorrow's, a day's work, two weeks' vacation....
I think there will be more than this.
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But more often than not there are exceptions in general rules.
Let me add some more to pieannes's list.
1. names of planets: Earth's, Saturn's, Pluto's, .....
2. time-related words: today's, yesterday's, tomorrow's, a day's work, two weeks' vacation....
I think there will be more than this.
I
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The genistive 's can be used for
people: John's car
organisations: the administration's agenda
time phrases: a week's pay, in a year's time
astrological bodies: the sun's rays
Your examples of non-people, non-animal ['s] fall under one of the other 3 sub-headings
Hope this helps
Kind regards
people: John's car
organisations: the administration's agenda
time phrases: a week's pay, in a year's time
astrological bodies: the sun's rays
Your examples of non-people, non-animal ['s] fall under one of the other 3 sub-headings
Hope this helps
Kind regards
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