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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

" 's"

Hello, teachers. I have a question about " 's ". Although I know that we have to put " 's " to define someone's possession like my father's car, I have seen so many expressions without " 's " like my father car, and so on. So I would like to know if "'s" can be omitted and meaning can be the same?

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-- If you have seen 'father car' it is simply a learner's error. What you mean by 'and so on', I don't know. We often use such a noun as adjective when it does not actually mean possession, as in father hater, shoe store and car seat.

— Mister Micawber

  • -- If you have seen 'father car' it is simply a learner's error.
  • What you mean by 'and so on', I don't know.
  • We often use such a noun as adjective when it does not actually mean possession, as in father hater, shoe store and car seat.
  • So I would like to know if "'s" can be omitted and meaning can be the same?
  • -- Perhaps sometimes, but usually not.
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I have seen so many expressions without " 's " like my father car, and so on.-- If you have seen 'father car' it is simply a learner's error. What you mean by 'and so on', I don't know. We often use such a noun as adjective when it does not actually mean possession, as in father hater, shoe store and car seat.

So I would like to know if "'s" can be omitted and m
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Thank you so much . The meaning of "and so on" is expressions such as my father house/ car / money or my mother / car..., so I think all of them are non native English speakers' errors but I feel like some expressions without 's also can be the same with the others with 's although I can not think of any now. If you do not mind, could you show me any examples?
Sorry about taking your time.
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The meaning of "and so on" is expressions such as my father house/ car / money or my mother / car..., so I think all of them are non native English speakers' errors - Yes, they are.

but I feel like some expressions without 's also can be the same with the others with 's although I can not think of any now. If you do not mind, could you show me any examples?- As I have explained
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You are really great.I really appreciate your help, and those sentences you showed have the same or similar meanings. Did I get you right? Thank you
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Yes, the meanings are the same.
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