Friday, May 24, 2013

8. Possessive of Inanimate Objects

8. Possessive of Inanimate Objects
Generally, constructions such as “The jar’s lid is cracked” is more efficient than, for example, “The lid of the jar is cracked,” but avoid rendering such set phrases as “the head of the class” unidiomatic. (“Go to the class’s head” fumbles the idiom.)

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