Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Possessives: "Of something" vs "something's characteristic"
Hi everyone,
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.
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.
Top answer
You need the possessives. The place's beauty was overwhelming. The beauty of the place was overwhelming.
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You need the possessives.
The place's beauty was overwhelming.
The beauty of the place was overwhelming.
The spot's beauty was overwhelming.
The beauty of the spot was overwhelming.
The place's beauty was overwhelming.
The beauty of the place was overwhelming.
The spot's beauty was overwhelming.
The beauty of the spot was overwhelming.
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Thanks! I was getting quite worried. I guess these days I read too much informal english. I should try and read a classic book so as to refresh my grammar.
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