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Genitive
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maroemma
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Genitive
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Look at this sentence. "I have to wash my boss �s car every day"Is boss �s correct? Or is there another way to form genitive in this case ?
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3 Dec 2011
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Jorgelinaac
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Hi :)!
Singular nouns ending in -s take �s . Other examples are: an actress �s career, the waitress �s tray.
Regards!
Jor |
3 Dec 2011
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yanogator
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Jor is correct. All singular nouns take �s, including those that end in s (contrary to what many people believe). It �s a very simple rule, but many people want to make it complicated. Also, in English it �s called the possessive case, not genitive. Bruce |
3 Dec 2011
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evgenija_kuka
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there is an exception though, isn �t it?
how about: in Jesus name... is it with ( �) apostrophe or without it?
... �in JESUS name � or ... �in Jesus � name... � somehow, the second looks better :) |
3 Dec 2011
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yanogator
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Some people use only the apostrophe on Biblical names that end with s (Jesus, Moses, etc.). Others stick with the "one size fits all" rule of �s for every singular noun. Both are accepted. Bruce |
4 Dec 2011
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evgenija_kuka
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thank you Bruce... I almost got worried that I �ve been teaching this exception wrongly for years... |
4 Dec 2011
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maroemma
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Thank you. I appreciate your help
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4 Dec 2011
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