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Sun 21 Jul, 2013 03:02 pm
I post about a stupid question, but please I would appreciate any kind of help, it is starting me to worry.
My question is about possesives. For example, if I want to describe the beauty of a place, is it correct to say it this way?:
"The place's beauty was overwhelming"
Or this way:
"The place beauty was overwhelming"
In my opinion, I think the first one is incorrect, but if instead of "place" I write "spot", the first one seems reasonable.
Could anyone please help? I would be very grateful for any kind of help.
Thank you in advance.
@H-e-c,
You could say "The place's beauty was overwhelming". It sounds a bit awkward, and I would prefer to say "The beauty of the place was overwhelming"
"The place beauty was overwhelming" doesn't seem to make any kind of sense.
Quote:"The place's beauty was overwhelming"
Yes,
Quote:"The place beauty was overwhelming"
No.
To denote possession you can use a possessive apostrophe or you can use 'of'. You have to use one or the other.
Mary's beauty
The beauty of Mary
London's main river
The main river of London
The sky's colour
The colour of the sky.
Quote:I think the first one is incorrect, but if instead of "place" I write "spot", the first one seems reasonable.
If this is because the word 'place' ends with an 's' sound when spoken, which seems awkward to you when follwed by 's, then I understand, but place's is not wrong.
OK! Thank you for the answers!
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