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Old 10-Feb-2004, 04:40
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S1:It is the first time the painting is being displayed.

S2:The painting is being displayed for the first time.

In the above two sentences, which one makes more sense?

PLUS one other question, should I say:
The shop's utensils or The utensils (of or in???) the shop?
Similarly, the car's headlights or the headlights of the car?




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Old 10-Feb-2004, 12:26
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The second sentence makes more sense.

With common collocation, we often use the first noun as an adjective, rather than a possessive, so I would say 'car headlights'. However, the possessive could be used when talking about a specific car.
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