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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Same possessive?
Hi,
Are no.2 and 3 the same possessives as no. 1?
1. looking at a mailman's bag -- looking at the bag of a mailman
2. overcoming Writer's Block -- overcoming the Block of Writer?? ( I guess 'Writer' in the capital letter is used as sort of a title similar to 'Teacher' or 'President'.) but how do you unveil this? Can you apply the same forumula as above?
3. looking at a Teacher's Manual -- looking at the Manual of a Teacher?? (I feel the words 'a Teacher's Manual' is used generically to refer to those manuals that are handed out to all the teachers concerned and doesn't necessarily mean to refer to a manual that belongs to a teacher) If you feel that it is a manual that belongs to a specific teacher, then can you tell me how a person would know that?
Are no.2 and 3 the same possessives as no. 1?
1. looking at a mailman's bag -- looking at the bag of a mailman
2. overcoming Writer's Block -- overcoming the Block of Writer?? ( I guess 'Writer' in the capital letter is used as sort of a title similar to 'Teacher' or 'President'.) but how do you unveil this? Can you apply the same forumula as above?
3. looking at a Teacher's Manual -- looking at the Manual of a Teacher?? (I feel the words 'a Teacher's Manual' is used generically to refer to those manuals that are handed out to all the teachers concerned and doesn't necessarily mean to refer to a manual that belongs to a teacher) If you feel that it is a manual that belongs to a specific teacher, then can you tell me how a person would know that?
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Yes, they are all possessives relating to an individual, whether in general or in particular. With reference to the question about the teacher, you would need to be more precise about the teacher: "That is the manual belonging to the English teacher" >> That is the English teacher's manual
- Yes, they are all possessives relating to an individual, whether in general or in particular.
- With reference to the question about the teacher, you would need to be more precise about the teacher: "That is the manual belonging to the English teacher" >> That is the English teacher's manual
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Yes, they are all possessives relating to an individual, whether in general or in particular.
With reference to the question about the teacher, you would need to be more precise about the teacher: "That is the manual belonging to the English teacher" >> That is the English teacher's manual
With reference to the question about the teacher, you would need to be more precise about the teacher: "That is the manual belonging to the English teacher" >> That is the English teacher's manual
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Thank you.
Would you classify the following as a possessive, eventhough it obviously doesn't show any possession in regard to an individual?
He has twenty years' experience in computer programming.
typical possessive:
a boy's pen -- the pen of a boy
Would you or can you apply the same process to the first case too?
twenty y
Would you classify the following as a possessive, eventhough it obviously doesn't show any possession in regard to an individual?
He has twenty years' experience in computer programming.
typical possessive:
a boy's pen -- the pen of a boy
Would you or can you apply the same process to the first case too?
twenty y
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