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Olive bee Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

No Posessive case

How can you explain the name of one of the academic discipline "Systems Engineering" (not "System Engineering", not "Systems' Engineering) ???

  

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A noun modifier of another noun is almost always in the singular, but there are a few exceptions, and this is one of them. people mover, sports equipment, systems engineering Unfortunately, there is no rule that governs this, so learners have to memorize the exceptions. CJ

  • A noun modifier of another noun is almost always in the singular, but there are a few exceptions, and this is one of them.
  • people mover, sports equipment, systems engineering Unfortunately, there is no rule that governs this, so learners have to memorize the exceptions.
  • CJ
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A noun modifier of another noun is almost always in the singular, but there are a few exceptions, and this is one of them.

people mover, sports equipment, systems engineering

Unfortunately, there is no rule that governs this, so learners have to memorize the exceptions.

CJ

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