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Thread: Do I need 's after the name of a country?

  1. 02-Jun-2008, 17:18 #1
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    Default Do I need 's after the name of a country?

    Hello everyone

    I'd like to ask if 's is necessary after the name of a country, or both versions (with 's or without 's) are acceptable:

    Kazakhstan('s) cotton and textile industry is under restructuring.
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    Default Re: Do I need 's after the name of a country?

    Quote Originally Posted by KLPNO View Post
    Hello everyone

    I'd like to ask if 's is necessary after the name of a country, or both versions (with 's or without 's) are acceptable:

    Kazakhstan('s) cotton and textile industry is under restructuring.
    Kazakshstan's cotton....correct.
    Cotton and textile industry of /in Kazakhstan is under restructuring.OK.
    Regards,
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    Default Re: Do I need 's after the name of a country?

    Quote Originally Posted by KLPNO View Post
    Hello everyone

    I'd like to ask if 's is necessary after the name of a country, or both versions (with 's or without 's) are acceptable:

    Kazakhstan('s) cotton and textile industry is under restructuring.
    Kazakhstan's ... industry or The ... industry of Kazakhstan

    By the way, is it one industry or two industries?
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    Default Re: Do I need 's after the name of a country?

    Quote Originally Posted by Clark View Post
    Kazakhstan's ... industry or The ... industry of Kazakhstan

    By the way, is it one industry or two industries?
    It is one industry.
  5. 02-Jun-2008, 17:42 #5
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    Default Re: Do I need 's after the name of a country?

    Quote Originally Posted by KLPNO View Post
    It is one industry.
    Then 'is'
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