maiabulela
Senior Member
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- Dec 17, 2009
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- Arabic
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- Egypt
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- Egypt
Dear all,
I really need to know the case where exactly I can use the possessive "s".
For example, I understand that we can say "Mark's book" when the book belongs to Mark. Also, I understand that we say "can opener" with no "possessive s" bec. "Can" here refers to all cans in general not to one specific can. Still I can't put my hand on the rule... I need somboedy to illustrate that for me and give me more examples. Like What's the difference bet. "Application catalogue" and "Application's catalogue"... Can't really decide when to use it and when not.
Can you make it clear for me? If you can provide me with any references, I'll be so grateful. But I need something clear about "possesive s" in particular.
Thanks a lot.
I really need to know the case where exactly I can use the possessive "s".
For example, I understand that we can say "Mark's book" when the book belongs to Mark. Also, I understand that we say "can opener" with no "possessive s" bec. "Can" here refers to all cans in general not to one specific can. Still I can't put my hand on the rule... I need somboedy to illustrate that for me and give me more examples. Like What's the difference bet. "Application catalogue" and "Application's catalogue"... Can't really decide when to use it and when not.
Can you make it clear for me? If you can provide me with any references, I'll be so grateful. But I need something clear about "possesive s" in particular.
Thanks a lot.
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