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Marcus Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

How to use the: 's

0When is it that I can use this?02br
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00I know after names of people, but I found it also after a city, for example: "London's inhabitans".02br
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00May you explain me all the cases in which I can use it?02br
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00Thanks,02br
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00Marcus.0-
  

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0 Hi Marcus,02br 02br 00The 's is called "possesive" in grammar. For instance, you want to say a book belongs to your friend, say, Max. 0-

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  • 0 Hi Marcus,02br 02br 00The 's is called "possesive" in grammar.
  • For instance, you want to say a book belongs to your friend, say, Max.
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0 Hi Marcus,02br
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00The 's is called "possesive" in grammar. For instance, you want to say a book belongs to your friend, say, Max. 02br
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00You'll say "This is his book." OR02br
00"This is Max's book"02br
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00In your example, "London's inhabitants" can be rewrite as "inhabitants of London".0-
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0I know that. I wanna know why I can use it in front of a city.02br
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00Marcus.0-
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0 Because things 'belong' to cities. The people, the roads, the buildings, the rivers, the markets, the shops, the buses etc. 0-
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0People belong to the city? 02br
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00May you explain me why please?02br
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00However, is there any other case in which I must use the 01b00's02b00?0-
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0I know what you mean. It seemed obvious until you asked about it...02br
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00Belonging/possessive here is not in the sense of 'legally owning'. It means the A of B = B's A.02br
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00So, the streets of the city - the city's streets.02br
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00The toy of the baby - the baby's toy.02br
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00The saddle of the hor
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0So 01i00everytime02i00 I have "A of B" I can do "B's A" Nona?02br
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00Thank you so much for your explaination anyway, it 01i00did02i00 help a lot.02br
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00Marcus.0-
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0Well I'd be reluctant to say 01i00everytime02i00 because probably an example of a time when it wouldn't work would come back to bite me, but mostly, yes. As long as B is a noun.0-
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