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cran12



Joined: 22 Apr 2006
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:30 pm    Post subject: Possessive Reply with quote
Dear teachers,
What is more correct to say?
1.He is the company employee
2.He is the company�s employee
What is the rule to create a possessive?
Thanks in advance.
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Anuradha Chepur



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Apostrophe 'S' is generally not used to indicate possessive of inanimate nouns. Prepositions are used instead. He is an employee of the company.
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