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Hanuman_2000 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Possessive noun

Hello,

1. The animal school - This is the title of a chapter in my English book.

Is it correct to say 'animal school' or 'animal's school'?

Could anyone please explain it?

Thanks.
  

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hanuman_2000 Is it correct to say 'animal school' or 'animal's school'? You can use these. animal school - If you look inside this school, you will see animals.

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  • hanuman_2000 Is it correct to say 'animal school' or 'animal's school'?
  • You can use these.
  • animal school - If you look inside this school, you will see animals.
  • They study there.
  • Maybe people take their pets there.
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hanuman_2000Is it correct to say 'animal school' or 'animal's school'?
You can use these.

animal school - If you look inside this school, you will see animals. They study there. Maybe people take their pets there.
animal's school - a school that belongs to one animal.
animals' school - a school that belongs to many animals.
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Thanks.

1. A animal's school.
2. The animal's school.

When shall I use 'a' or 'the'?

3. A animals' school

4.The animals' school.

Same problem as with (1) and (2)?

Thanks.
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3. An animals' school (you are not talking about a particular school.)

4.The animals' school. (The reader knows which school you are talking about.
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