The past perfect tense should be used when the time of one past tense verb is
more past than that of another.
94. Possessive case
The use of the
possessive case should be confined to the following:
1) Names of living beings and personified objects.
Examples are:
the minister's bodyguards, the lion's mane, the girl's mother,
nature's laws, fortune's favorites etc.
2) A few stereotyped phrases:
Examples are:
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The boat's crew
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At his fingers' ends
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For goodness' sake
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For conscience's sake
3) Nouns denoting space or time
Examples are:
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A day's work
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A hand's breadth
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In a year's time
95. Prepositions
We do not use prepositions before a number of common expressions beginning
next, last, this, that, one, every, each, some, any, all etc.
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Incorrect: See you on next Sunday.
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Correct: See you
next Sunday.
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Incorrect: Come on any day you like.
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Correct:
Come any day you like.
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Incorrect: The party lasted for all night.
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Correct: The party lasted
all night.
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