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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Same meaning?
1. The moon's gravity is not sufficiently strong to retain an atmosphere.
2. The moon's gravity is not strong enough to retain an atmoshere.
3. The moon's gravity is too weak to retain an atmosphere.
Do they have the same meaning? Thanks in advance.
2. The moon's gravity is not strong enough to retain an atmoshere.
3. The moon's gravity is too weak to retain an atmosphere.
Do they have the same meaning? Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Yes.
- Yes.
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Mr. Micawber, I have read in a grammar book that apostrophe s is always used with living things i.e cat's tail, dog's tongue, Sarah's book etc and never with nonliving things i.e chair's leg, door's handle etc. According to this grammar rule saying "moon's gravity" isn't incorrect? Please, don't just say "yes" or "no" explain it in either case. Thanks
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The writer of that 'rule' .is mistaken. We tend to use an apostrophe with living things and 'of' with non-living things; that's all.
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The writer of the rule meant to say "chair's leg" and "door's handle" are incorrect. The correct form of these sentences are "leg of the chair" and "handle of the door". I think you are saying the same thing. If "yes" why then is it "moon's gravity" shouldn't it be "gravity of the moon"?
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It's not wrong to use 's with a non-living thing, but we usually use of the. It's not wrong to use of the with living things, but we usually use 's. The book's rule is a good one to follow if you aren't sure which to use, but it's a guide rather than a law (as you can see from the beginning of this sentence
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