There is a sign at my work that says "Join the fight for Alzheimer's first survivor" and I am wondering about the use of "Alzheimer's" here. They are not reffering to a survivor of Alzheimer, they are referring to a survivor of Alzheimer's disease and using Alzheimer's as a short form of the disease. What would the possessive form of Alzheimer's be? I don't think it should be Alzheimer's's but i also don't think that it is correct as is. When searching for "double possessive" rules I can only find articles saying to avoid phrases like "St Paul's Cathedral's arches" is the only correct form to rearrange the syntax to be "Join the fight for the first survivor of Alzheimer's?"
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If the cricket ground Lord's is a possessive, what if you want to describe something belonging to Lord's? Would you say:     I was very impressed by Lord's's customer services.   It doesn't look right, so what is the correct way of writing it?
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Many questions already ask about this topic ( , , etc.) and their answers vary, but they always give exceptions to the apostrophe-s rule, for example:      6.24 The general rule for the possessive of nouns covers most proper nouns, including most names ending in sibilants."   Examples they give include Kansas’s, Ross’s land, and Jones’s reputation. Exceptions include Jesus’  and Moses’.  Which names does this apply to?  Is the Aeneas’  form correct, or is it Aeneas’s instead?
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Where did they go?   Where do they went?   Can you please advise which of above forms is correct?  I'm pretty sure that first one is fine but wondering about second one.   Can I use a second form as well or it's incorrect?
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What is the possessive of a noun ending in ‑s?  Are these both right, or is the second one wrong?   the boys' books the boss' car
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I would just like to clarify if in this kind of sentence, where you state the name of a person, are commas always needed to offset Anne?     His sister, Anne, was not feeling well.   Or is it acceptable to remove the commas? If yes, when?  Thank you!
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When should a noun that’s used at­tribu­tively to de­scribe an­other  noun be plu­ral, and when should it be sin­gu­lar?  And when should it be pos­ses­sive, like bak­er’s dozen and when should it be plu­ral pos­ses­sive, like farm­ers’ mar­ket?  In other words, why do we say teach­ers union rather than teacher  union?  And why do we say wed­ding plan­ner rather than wed­dings plan­ner?  Which of these vari­ants is or are cor­rect?        stu­dent union   stu­dents union   stu­den­t’s union   stu­dents’ union      What about com­mu­nity val­ues ver­sus com­mu­ni­ty’s val­ues?  Please note I am look­ing for a gen­eral rule or at least some tips.  These are only ex­am­ples.  Up­date: It seems even na­tive speak­ers fol­low their per­sonal  style to write such com­pound words. I won­der why in the IELTS lis­ten­ing sec­tion, the lan­guage learner has to write a spe­ci­fic form and there is no rule for this.
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My best friend of the moment - 'Essential Grammar in Use' for elementary students by Raymond Murphy - says that 'we normally use -'s for people.'     I stayed at my sister's house. (not the house of my sister).   Then, bellow in the same unit (64) says that 'we use of... for things, places, etc.'     Look at the roof of that building. (not that building's roof)   After that I thought:  Finally!!! I understand the rules for apostrophes!!!  But soon I lost all that naif excitement when I saw other written examples on the internet that were not following those 'rules'.     I've learnt that we can apply apostrophes to ...     one year's pay   and, finally, amazingly enough ... to , which means ANY kind of nouns (I deduce uncountable nouns are also part of the possibilities). This demolishes what is said in the grammar. So, it seems that eventually:     That building's roof -> is valid   So, now I need your help.    1) Can you tell me the rules concerning the apostrophe to show possession in respect to its usage with nouns? Can we really apply to all kind of nouns? e.g. teeth's, vehicle's, Paula's, forest's, manager's, Ireland's, etc     Scotland's worst drivers   Metadata improves information's accessibility       2) Is there a sense that justifies what is written in the grammar: 'we normally use -'s for people'? or it does not make sense at all?
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Let's imagine the following situation:  My mom has a boyfriend and her boyfriend has a car.  I borrowed this car and I want to tell another person who is the owner of this car, I believe I have to use 's twice in this sentence:     This is my mom's boyfriend's car.   Honestly I think that this is correct, but I am unsure if I can use the 's twice or more in this sentence, is this correct? Could I go even further than that?     This is my mom's boyfriend's brother's car.   Thanks a lot!
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I know the former is the generally accepted usage, as that’s all I’ve ever seen over the years; meaning, by extension, "The Smiths ..live here" – presumably; whilst the second example implies, "The Smiths’ Home", which seems to me an obviously superior proposition for a sign on a residence.  My bias makes me suspect the former is just a pragmatic simplification that has become standard practice (but then, so is the latter an incomplete shortcut.)  What might a pedantic English instructor think if driving by such a sign, The Smiths’, and why?
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Should you put an “a” here in the blank after such?     Alpha is supposed to warrant the connection between Beta and Gamma. But ____ connection seems to be already warranted.    Which one is correct instead of ____, such or such a?
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I'm from Central Pennsylvania, and apparently, we have a strange language construct in this area. I was recently talking about how "my car needs washed" to a friend from NJ, and she told me that my sentence was grammatically incorrect.   I realize she's right, and I realize my options are "my car needs to be washed" or "my car needs washing". But I'm not clear on the precise rule being invoked.
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If I were to use the sentence "There are lots of John Smiths" in the world, would that be the correct use for saying that there are a lot of people named John Smith in the world?  I don't think there should be an apostrophe as that would imply ownership of something.  If my first example is correct, then what would you do if the name referenced already ended with an 's'?
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I am getting confused with usage of 's' with verb- consider following 2 sentences-        I am the one who wants to stay with you.   I am the one who want to stay with you.      According to me, first one is the correct usage, because, "the one who" is third person, and hence, the verb will get an 's'. Would like to know what is the rule to be followed in such cases.
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I came across this sentence:  "His memory was like that of a baby."   I was wondering why the possessive "baby's" wasn't used and why "baby" is acceptable whereas the possessive form is required in this sentence:   "Ian's car was like that of his."
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He's a friend of mine.   That's a car of his.   Why do we use the possessive when the meaning would be the same while not using it (e.g. a friend of me and a car of him)?  I thought maybe it is short for That's a car of his [cars], but I have no way of making sure; it sounds a little odd that way to me.
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I was reading this today:  We look forward to following your progress.  Am I correct in thinking that it is missing a be or that -ing should be removed?  So  We look forward to be following your progress.  or  We look forward to follow your progress.  Interestingly I get the same jarring feeling when reading the examples here
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I want to talk to someone about the house that my wife and I own.  Saying, for example, "My wife's and my house is awesome," sounds a bit funny to me.  What's the best way to express this?  Clarification  I'm asking specifically about the grammar of multiple nouns in possessive form.  I'm particularly curious if it's possible to do this with a first-person pronoun (me).  I am capable of rephrasing this in other ways - my question is not how to express the idea, but about this particular grammatical construction, if it is even legal.