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Silak12 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
possessive(s)?
Hi! everyone.
I want to know why wasn't the possessive(s) used in the 2nd line with the word "victim"?(I read it in a newspaper)
Here is the original context-:Cynthia Watson, Clayton's mother, gave a victim's statement in court.
• In a victim statement read to the court, he said the sentences were too light.
Why wasn't the above line written thus-:• In a victim's statement read to the court, he said the sentences were too light.?
Thanks!
I want to know why wasn't the possessive(s) used in the 2nd line with the word "victim"?(I read it in a newspaper)
Here is the original context-:Cynthia Watson, Clayton's mother, gave a victim's statement in court.
• In a victim statement read to the court, he said the sentences were too light.
Why wasn't the above line written thus-:• In a victim's statement read to the court, he said the sentences were too light.?
Thanks!
Top answer
The form "victim statement" is a compound noun. Many expressions are like this. They can be written as a compound noun or with a possessive structure.
- The form "victim statement" is a compound noun.
- Many expressions are like this.
- They can be written as a compound noun or with a possessive structure.
- In this case it seems to me that the compound noun form was used because it sounded more official, more appropriate to the context of a court trial.
- CJ
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The form "victim statement" is a compound noun.
Many expressions are like this. They can be written as a compound noun or with a possessive structure.
In this case it seems to me that the compound noun form was used because it sounded more official, more appropriate to the context of a court trial.
CJ
Many expressions are like this. They can be written as a compound noun or with a possessive structure.
In this case it seems to me that the compound noun form was used because it sounded more official, more appropriate to the context of a court trial.
CJ
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