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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Use of possessives
which is correct ... this summers 90-day or this summer's 90-day
Can inanimate, conceptual nouns "possess?"
Can inanimate, conceptual nouns "possess?"
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" Yes, however, there are different ways in which we express possessive of inanimate nouns. Sometimes the noun is used in the sense of an adjective: The summer months The summer holiday The church tower The car door Sometimes the apostrophe is used. The computer's hard drive failed suddenly.
- " Yes, however, there are different ways in which we express possessive of inanimate nouns.
- Sometimes the noun is used in the sense of an adjective: The summer months The summer holiday The church tower The car door Sometimes the apostrophe is used.
- The computer's hard drive failed suddenly.
- All the houses' roofs were blown away by the storm.
- And "of the" is used: The door of the house was painted green.
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AnonymousCan inanimate, conceptual nouns "possess?"Yes, however, there are different ways in which we express possessive of inanimate nouns.
Sometimes the noun is used in the sense of an adjective:
The summer months
The summer holiday
The church tower
The car door
Sometimes the apostrophe is used.
The computer's
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