house's roof

Vincent TeoCan I Say,

(A) He is repairing the house's roof / houese roof . OK

(b) He is repairing the roof because the roof is broken. OK

(c) He is repairing the roof of the house. OK

(d) He is repairing the broken roof. OK

Your sentences are correct at all.

>Your sentences are correct at all.

What do you mean by that?

Are you sure? I think "house's roof" is wrong.

House roof is correct. That's my teacher told me.

Vincent TeoCan ISay,

(A) He is repairing the house's roof / houese roof . (c) is better.

(b) He is repairing the roof because the roof is broken. (d) is better. BTW, what do you mean by 'broken roof'? snapped clean into many pieces? Would you consider damaged roof / leaking roof / leaky roof?

Vincent TeoAre you sure? I think "house's roof" is wrong.

House roof is correct. That's my teacher told me.

Vincent, many of the English learners seem to believe that an inanimate object can never use the possessive s. They find fault with things like "This table's leg is scratched" or "My car's engine is acting up." Although many nouns c

Marius Hancu>Your sentences are correct at all.

What do you mean by that?

I mean they are fully correct. Did I use that adverb wrong?

Yes - you meant to say "Your sentences are all correct".

By the way, what is the pronunciation of house's? Like houses?

Yes, the same.

Grammar GeekYes, the same.

Hi,
I thought it was different. So adding an s changes the pronunciation in any case, whether it is a plural or not? I thought it was...

Houses --> rhymes with roses
House's --> rhymes with glasses

Thanks