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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

How imporant are possessives "s?

Examples: Car's engine vs car engine. House's doors vs house door.

I can see a lot of times "s at the end is skipped, other times, it's used.

How important are these possessives in English?
  

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Anonymous How important are these possessives in English? It depends on the person. If you want to speak or write English in such a way that no one knows it's your second language, then they are very important.

  • Anonymous How important are these possessives in English?
  • It depends on the person.
  • If you want to speak or write English in such a way that no one knows it's your second language, then they are very important.
  • If you want to do well on English competence tests, they are important.
  • If you just want to be understood as an occasional tourist in an English-speaking country, they aren't very important.
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AnonymousHow important are these possessives in English?
It depends on the person. If you want to speak or write English in such a way that no one knows it's your second language, then they are very important. If you want to do well on English competence tests, they are important. If you just want to be understood as an occasional tourist in an English-spea

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