use of apostrophe in a sentence [closed]
Why is an apostrophe used in some cases such as in “Children’s stories,” as possession, where children don’t own the stories?
View ArticleMultiple things belonging to a group of people? [closed]
This phrase is coming up over and over in the paper I’m editing… basically the author is talking about the many different things all belonging to a group of people. For example (these are not the...
View ArticleIf apostrophe-S is possessive, should “it's” be used when referring to an...
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View ArticleWhat is the correct possessive form of “One of the guys”? [closed]
Which one should it be? One of the guys’ One of the guy’s EDIT: Never mind, I think I answered my own question. I realized it would probably be related to the object being possessed. E.g.: “One of the...
View ArticleMother love or mother's love?
I found the following lines from a book written on philosophy: “The love of a mother for her child is neither Buddhist nor Christian: it is mother love.” Is it possible to express “mother love” as it...
View ArticleHelp…is it “Consumer's Needs” or “Consumers' needs” ? or “Consumers Needs”?
I am doing a presentation for a packaged goods company…is it “Consumer’s Changing Needs” or “Consumers’ Changing Needs” or “Consumers Changing Needs” ? Context: It is for a slide headline that is...
View ArticleHelp…is it “Consumer's Needs” or “Consumers' needs” ? or “Consumers Needs”?
I am doing a presentation for a packaged goods company…is it “Consumer’s Changing Needs” or “Consumers’ Changing Needs” or “Consumers Changing Needs” ? Context: It is for a slide headline that is...
View ArticleHelp…is it “Consumer's Needs” or “Consumers' needs” ? or “Consumers Needs”?
I am doing a presentation for a packaged goods company…is it “Consumer’s Changing Needs” or “Consumers’ Changing Needs” or “Consumers Changing Needs” ? Context: It is for a slide headline that is...
View ArticleHelp with CD title for Swedish historical society
I would be very grateful for some help with this title for a CD. “Andrew & Elsa Peterson – the genuine pioneer story” The CD issuers from a historical society want to put the above as title. I’m...
View ArticleWhen must a gerund be preceded by a possessive pronoun as opposed to an...
I was recently reading this very interesting post here: When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a possessive pronoun? In this thread, it is argued persuasively that we could use either his or him...
View ArticleOwnership by other people, but not a collective
How do we write the possessive form for “people?” For instance, let’s say that I manage money for other people. The people are individuals, here, not a collective (a people). Which is correct, and why?...
View Article“you,”“your” or “yours” in this sentence? [duplicate]
This question already has an answer here: Possessive-S/apostrophe in a list, including the first and second person 2 answers
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Possessive: Doctors Surgery or Doctor's Surgery?
I’m a primary school teacher and have just printed off some material based on the doctor(‘)s surgery. I would have put an apostrophe into this as the surgery belongs to the doctor however, I’ve looked...
View Article“Nikki's and Alice's X” vs. “Nikki and Alice's X”
Which option is grammatical? There will be readings from Nikki Giovanni’s and Alice Walker’s writings. There will be readings from Nikki Giovanni and Alice Walker’s writings. Saying it out loud the...
View Article'Which', 'whose' or something else?
I would appreciate your help phrasing the following: I am looking for elements which/whose/… size/sizes is/are relatively large.
View ArticleUser’s Guide vs Users’ Guide
I’ve been looking over what has been posted regarding the use of ’s. I used to be a Technical Writer (years ago). The title of one of our training documents was Users’ Guide. Once, a coworker said...
View ArticleTwo possessive nouns in a row
Is this the proper way to use two possessive nouns in a row? I am going over to Lauren’s parents’ house this evening. or The store’s manager’s niece was quite attractive. What about three?* The United...
View ArticleIs possessive's apostrophe dispensable in any case?
For instance, in the following sentence: Is it possible to reset columns’ width to default in the message pane? Can I forget the apostrophe, using “columns width”? I don’t see the possessive/apostrophe...
View ArticleShould I prefer “my” or “our” when the object (a kid, a house) is “co-owned”...
I was sitting on a couch between the wife and the husband of an old married couple (native English Londoners) and they were showing me pictures of their kids. They kept using phrases like here is my...
View ArticleIs “decades' past” possessive?
I’m pretty sure I have this right; here’s my sentence: There were a few random music friends from decades’ past there to see her, and she couldn’t be any prouder. Do I have the apostrophe right?
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