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Nhật Bình Posted 5 years ago
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Both groups seemed equally eager to participate in the tasks, but the urban mice were better at solving the novel ones. They had a 77% success rate compared to the rural mice's 52%.

Could you tell me why 's is used?

  

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It's a possessive: "rural mice's 52%" means "52% (success rate) of the rural mice".

  • It's a possessive: "rural mice's 52%" means "52% (success rate) of the rural mice".
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It's a possessive: "rural mice's 52%" means "52% (success rate) of the rural mice".

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And the rural mice all got eaten by the farm cats in under a minute in a follow-up experiment.

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