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Possessives: Intermediate and AdvancedUsually, apostrophe S ('s) is not used with non-living things.
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However, with some non-living things, an apostrophe S ('s) IS used: |
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| COLLECTIVE OR GROUP NOUNS: | the company's policy
the goverment's control |
| SOME ANIMALS: | my cat's collar
the dog's fur |
| COUNTRIES: | the United States' allies
Mexico's financial situation |
| INSTITUTIONS: | the administration's decision
the phone company's problem |
| PLACES WITH SUPERLATIVES: | San Francisco's longest street
the world's deepest hole |
| TIME EXPRESSIONS: | in four weeks' time
two weeks' worth |
| FIXED EXPRESSIONS: | for goodness' sake! |
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