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The children were playing marbles on the kitchen’s floor.
The children were playing marbles on the floor of the kitchen. The children were playing marbles on the kitchen floor. Some of the tree’s leaves had fallen on top of the car.
Some of the leaves (of the tree) had fallen on top of the car. The possessive ‘s/s’ is used mainly with nouns that refer to people and animals. Compare: ‘All her father’s tools were missing.’ (NOT ‘tools of her father’) ‘The handles of the tools were all made of wood’ (NOT tools’ handles’) Note also that some nouns can be used like adjectives (WITHOUT ‘s/s’ ): ‘the kitchen floor’, ‘a garden shed’, ‘a pencil sharpener’. 3
These vitamin pills are always available at the chemist.
These vitamin pills are always available at the chemist’s. The word for the shop ends in ‘s : ‘You can buy them at the greengrocer’s in the high street.’ ‘I’ll stop off at the butcher’s on the way home.’ sack When I took the two oranges out of the sack, I discovered that one of them was
bad.
When I took the two oranges out of the bag, I discovered that one of them was bad. sack = a very large strong bag: ‘He’s hurt his back trying to lift a sack of potatoes.’ bag = a container made of cloth, paper, leather etc: ‘Somewhere in this shopping bag there’s a bag of sweets.’ safety In Japan even the big cities are very safety.
In Japan even the big cities are very safe. She doesn’t feel safety when she is on her own.
She doesn’t feel safe when she is on her own. Promise that you will drive safety.
