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Nguyennhuem Posted 21 years ago
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The difference between" the dog's bone""the bone of the dog" " the dog bone

Please help me by explain the difference between

" the dog's bone"

"the bone of the dog"

" the dog bone"

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"school principal"

"school's principal"

Thanks in advance.

Nhu Em
  

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Of the possessive is normally used for inanimate objects, so the bone of the dog is not a native expression. It means the same as the dog's bone , of course; these are both possessive forms, and normally mean a bone that the dog chews upon, though it is possible that it could refer to a bone inside the dog's body. The dog bone is not possessive, but dog is the noun used as an adjective describing the kind of bone: it may be a part of a dog's skeleton, or it may be a bone which the dog chews.

— Mister Micawber

  • Of the possessive is normally used for inanimate objects, so the bone of the dog is not a native expression.
  • It means the same as the dog's bone , of course; these are both possessive forms, and normally mean a bone that the dog chews upon, though it is possible that it could refer to a bone inside the dog's body.
  • The dog bone is not possessive, but dog is the noun used as an adjective describing the kind of bone: it may be a part of a dog's skeleton, or it may be a bone which the dog chews.
  • School principal is a job title; school's principal shows that the principal 'belongs' to the school.
  • Here, school is an inanimate object, so that the native choice would usually be the principal of the school .
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Of the possessive is normally used for inanimate objects, so the bone of the dog is not a native expression. It means the same as the dog's bone, of course; these are both possessive forms, and normally mean a bone that the dog chews upon, though it is possible that it could refer to a bone inside the dog's body. The dog bone is not possessive, but dog is t
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