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Believer Posted 19 years ago
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00Would you make them possessive and if so why?02br
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01u00human rights02u00 violation -- the violation of human rights (looks to be a candidate for possessiveness but written as that because it is idiomatic)02br
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01u00House ethics02u00 panel -- the panel 01u00concerning 02u00??House ethics?? (seems doesn't need to be made possessive)02br
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00Doesn't anyone have good tips to guide me?0-
  

Top answer

02br 02br 00Human rights violation - yes this means the violation of human rights. You are getting confused because rights ends with s. The s shows a plural not possessive.

— Nona the brit

  • 02br 02br 00Human rights violation - yes this means the violation of human rights.
  • You are getting confused because rights ends with s.
  • The s shows a plural not possessive.
  • Not every 'of' shows possessive.
  • 02br 02br 00Imagine it just said 'rules' instead of 'human rights'.
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0Neither of these is possessive.02br
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00Human rights violation - yes this means the violation of human rights. You are getting confused because rights ends with s. The s shows a plural not possessive. Not every 'of' shows possessive. 02br
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00Imagine it just said 'rules' instead of 'human rights'. Would you still want to make it a possessive?0-
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0Neither of these is possessive.02br
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00Human rights violation - yes this means the violation of human rights. You are getting confused because rights ends with s. The s shows a plural not possessive. Not every 'of' shows possessive. 02br
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00It is similar to 'rules breaking'. Would you want to make that possessive?0-
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0 I agree with Nona here. 0-
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