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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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The car's doors are red

Does it make sense to write:

The car's doors are red

as opposed to

The car doors are red.

Both work?

It makes sense to me to write: The plant's leaves are brown. or The girl's hair is blonde. But the car's doors are red ... doesn't quite match.

Can inanimate objects have possession?

The mountain's snowy peak. The rain's shimmering quality.
  

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Anonymous Does it make sense to write: The car's doors are red . Yes. You can do that.

  • Anonymous Does it make sense to write: The car's doors are red .
  • Yes.
  • You can do that.
  • Anonymous as opposed to The car doors are red.
  • Also good.
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AnonymousDoes it make sense to write: The car's doors are red.
Yes. You can do that.
Anonymousas opposed to The car doors are red.
Also good. This one is more usual.
AnonymousCan inanimate objects have possession? The mountain's snowy peak. The rain's shimmering qu
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The so called possessive is not always about true possession.

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