Possesive _The Sun's position
Hello,
Could you help me please with explaining the rules?
If I'm not wrong, I should add an apostrophe only for people and animals = alive creatures:
Jane's passport but a passport photo
How about Planets? Are they considered to be alive as well?:) so, " the Sun's position"
Are there any more cases besides those I mentioned above?
Thank you
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"I should add an apostrophe only for people and animals = alive creatures" ...well, not exactly. This is a general guide for using 's compared to using "of".
Both "the Sun's position" and "the position of the Sun" are correct and natural. You can also add 's to times, such as "a week's holiday" and "a moment's notice."
I think the best way to work out when to use 's, of, or a compound noun is to learn the examples as you encounter them. As I said at the beginning, the rule is only a guide.
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apostrophe that express posession applies for noun. noun is any object. person, anymal, building, pensil, cup is all noun. for example: cup's handle
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Merhaba
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Merhaba
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