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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Possessive apostrophe

The decisions importance (or decision's importance) kept the management team up all night. Which approach is correct?
  

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Inanimate things rarely take the 's possessive. This is the correct form: The importance of the decision kept the management team up all night.

  • Inanimate things rarely take the 's possessive.
  • This is the correct form: The importance of the decision kept the management team up all night.
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Inanimate things rarely take the 's possessive. This is the correct form:

The importance of the decision kept the management team up all night.
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Thank you Mister Micawber; this is very helpful.

Mr G

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