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Nouns #19:
Possessives
for Phrases
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When it is necessary to make
phrases possessive, use of
before
the phrase, but use
's or ' after
the phrase.
| phrase |
|
possessives |
| the ESL Cafe |
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the
creator of the ESL Cafe /
the ESL Cafe's
creator |
Arizona State
University |
|
the
campus of Arizona State
University / Arizona
State
University's
campus |
the state
of Illinois |
|
the
governor of the state of
Illinois / the state of Illinois's
governor |
| the U.S. |
|
the
President of the U.S. /
the U.S.'
President |
several Asian
countries |
|
the
people of several Asian
countries / several Asian
countries' people |
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Special Note:
For phrases, of
possessives
are generally more common than
's or
' possessives. |
