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#31
28-Dec-2008, 20:29
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 Re: Apostrophes a ten-year term or ten years' term In the sentence in question it's not the apostrophe but the word 'jail' used as a 'time-measurable event' that confuses me.  |
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#32
25-Apr-2009, 02:30
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| Re: Apostrophes I agree Mate.  |
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#33
18-Aug-2009, 09:59
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| Re: Apostrophes yeah, i was right, first sentence is correct!!! Apostrophe cant be used in this sentence. |
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13-Mar-2011, 19:15
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| Re: Apostrophes I'd say the second is good The use of GENITIVE - people: John's book - temporal expression: a week's holiday - distance: a mile's distance - figure of speech, small animals: at a snail's pace |
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14-Mar-2011, 07:17
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| Re: Apostrophes 35 posts, and the discussion continues. Posts #2 and 3 sum it up for me. riquecohen likes this. |
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