A Grammar of the English Language: (1846)Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1984 - 214 стор. |
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... possessive case denotes ownership or posses- sion ; as , " John's book ; " - " The sun's rays . " The possessive singular of nouns , is generally form- ed by adding an apostrophe , with the letter s , to the nominative ; as , nom . man ...
... possessive case denotes ownership or posses- sion ; as , " John's book ; " - " The sun's rays . " The possessive singular of nouns , is generally form- ed by adding an apostrophe , with the letter s , to the nominative ; as , nom . man ...
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... possessive by add- ing both the apostrophe and s ; as , nom . men ; poss . mèn's . The import of the possessive may , in general , be expressed by the particle of . Thus , for “ Man's wisdom , " we may say , " The wisdom of man . " The ...
... possessive by add- ing both the apostrophe and s ; as , nom . men ; poss . mèn's . The import of the possessive may , in general , be expressed by the particle of . Thus , for “ Man's wisdom , " we may say , " The wisdom of man . " The ...
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... possessive , it is frequently omitted ; as , “ I called at the booksel- ler's ; " that is , " at the bookseller's store . " REM . 2. - When the thing possessed belongs to two or more possessors conjointly , the sign is annexed to the ...
... possessive , it is frequently omitted ; as , “ I called at the booksel- ler's ; " that is , " at the bookseller's store . " REM . 2. - When the thing possessed belongs to two or more possessors conjointly , the sign is annexed to the ...
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