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Why is "world" in a phrase "the world's most beautiful flower" followed by apostrophe and s? What about "the world most beautiful flower"? Any significances?
Thank you in advance.
9 sept. 2025 01:02
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'The world most beautiful flowers' has no meaning. The apostrophe and s ('s) is there to indicate possession or belonging. They are the most beautiful flowers of the world (belonging to the world).
9 sept. 2025 05:49
Maybe it would help to think of a smaller example than 'world'. Imagine a clothing shop. The best dress in that shop would be "the shop's most beautiful dress." "Shop's" is possessive because it's the best dress that the shop has.
il y a 5 heures
It's an apostrophe of possession.
A long time ago, it would have been written like this:
The world: its most beautiful flower.
Thus "world's" = "world: its".
9 sept. 2025 22:09
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