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Magic79 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

possessive nouns or adjectives

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00When would you use possessive nouns and when adjectives? For example, which one would you say and why:02br
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00a. The 01font00kitchen02font00 01font00table02font00 in our house is expensive.02br
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00b. The 01font00kitchen02font01font00's02font00 01font00table02font00 in our house is expensive.02br
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00c. men room e. barber shop g. chair leg02br
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00d. men's room f. barber's shop h. chair's leg0-
  

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0 You can say 01font 01u 00"kitchen's table"02u 00 (is not correct)02br 00Kitchen table 01font 00is correct02br 00Don't know why though... A possessive form can be used with animate nouns, places and times. Is "kitchen" a place?

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  • 0 You can say 01font 01u 00"kitchen's table"02u 00 (is not correct)02br 00Kitchen table 01font 00is correct02br 00Don't know why though...
  • A possessive form can be used with animate nouns, places and times.
  • Is "kitchen" a place?
  • Yes...
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0 You can say 01font01u00"kitchen's table"02u00 (is not correct)02br
00Kitchen table 01font00is correct02br
00Don't know why though... A possessive form can be used with animate nouns, places and times. Is "kitchen" a place? Yes... I am confused.02br
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01cite10Selecter12cite10You can say 11font11u10"kitchen's table"12u10 (is not correct)12br
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0Kitchen table is correct, because it's a noun (in a form of noun ) like Sony Camera, AA battery, etc...02br
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00If you say Kitchen's table, then you are saying the table belongs to someone called 'kitchen'.02br
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00Mr. Bush: Well, whose car is this?02br
00Ms. Rice: It's Bill Gate's. 0-
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0 The 01b00s02b00 is part of his name. It's 01i00Bill Gates's02i00. 05002br
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Can the possessive nouns in the following sentences be changed to adjectival nouns, as shown?

The company's management decided to ... (Company management decided to ...)

The clearing house's rights in the collateral are ... (Clearing house rights in the collateral are ...).

Does the restructuring result in some subtle change of meaning? To my ear, both versions

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