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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
London's/of London?
Hello!
As far as I know 's is used only for people, but I have seen such grammar constructions like: Italy's best coffee.
Is it correct? Is this also possible? The best coffee of Italy
or Tom's car or the car of Tom?
When do I have to use 's for possesion?
Thank You!
As far as I know 's is used only for people, but I have seen such grammar constructions like: Italy's best coffee.
Is it correct? Is this also possible? The best coffee of Italy
or Tom's car or the car of Tom?
When do I have to use 's for possesion?
Thank You!
Top answer
There are a lot of cases that permit the apostrophe s on nonhuman and inanimate nouns. It is preferable to using a prepositional phrase beginning with of . Those prepositional phrases are clumsy, wordy, and rather unnatural sounding.
- There are a lot of cases that permit the apostrophe s on nonhuman and inanimate nouns.
- It is preferable to using a prepositional phrase beginning with of .
- Those prepositional phrases are clumsy, wordy, and rather unnatural sounding.
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There are a lot of cases that permit the apostrophe s on nonhuman and inanimate nouns. It is preferable to using a prepositional phrase beginning with of. Those prepositional phrases are clumsy, wordy, and rather unnatural sounding.
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