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- meaning - What is the difference between S and S? - English Language . . .
We use 's with singular nouns For example, "my son's toys" will be "the toys that belong to my son" We use only an apostrophe (') after plural nouns that end in -s: "my sons' toys" means that I have more than one son and these are their toys We use 's for possession with the other plural nouns For example: "my children's toys; women's
- Do people really use whichs in Of Which and Whose Clauses?
No, I would not recommend ever saying "which's" It is not a valid English usage English always provides a variety of ways of saying things If in doubt about one way, try to find a better way which avoids the whole problem You are right that referring to a car as 'who' is not really recommended (at least in formal written contexts)
- Possessive s VS is s - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Rita's brother's name's John This can only mean Rita's brother's name is John because none of the following are correct: *Rita is brother's name's John *Rita's brother is name's John *Rita's brother is name is John Etc Spell each each occasion of the 's and see if it is grammatical
- possessives - When should I use s or of for possession? - English . . .
We don’t use ’s when the noun is not a person, animal, country, organisation, etc , or when the noun phrase is very long: The name of the ship was ‘Wonder Queen’ (preferred to The ship’s name was ‘Wonder Queen’ ) The house of the oldest woman in the village (preferred to The oldest woman in the village’s house )
- contractions - Thiss instead of this is - English Language . . .
Secondly, I agree that 'Max's here' is ever so slightly less bad than other transgressions orthography-wise But this is only because proper names denoting humans frequently occur with the genitive suffix < 's >, as in Max's dog This rarely occurs with inanimate objects: # The box's corners The former is not permitted in the standard orthography
- indefinite article - When to use as or as a - English Language . . .
I saw the same question but it's always regarding professions like: a) As teacher, I meet many children b) As a teacher, I meet many children In this case I would automatically say b) because it's what sounds better and is in fact the correct answer, for what I've gathered
- When a word ends in s or x, do you add s or just an
This doesn't really explain why the s is introduced but it may help if you can simply remember: "of" or "of the" are replaced by the 's If in doubt therefore, I'd recommend always using 's So, always be consistent and use the "preferred" Charles's and avoid use of the confusing and "non-preferred" Charles' altogether That way, hopefully, you
- Which one is the correct word, people or peoples?
Note You asked about people's, but that is not the plural form (you also wrote human's when you meant humans The apostrophe is used to indicate the genitive (possessive) form: John's book -> the book that belongs to John You could certainly use people's in a sentence: The elections showed the people's wish for change The wish belongs to the
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