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       After the 's possessive case:
                              His brother's car.
                              Peter's house.
                                 with professions:
                              Engineering is a useful career.
                              He'll probably go into medicine
                                 with names of shops:
                              I'll get the card at Smith's.
                              Can you go to Boots for me?
                                 with years:
                              1948 was a wonderful year.
                              Do you remember 1995?
                                 With uncountable nouns:
                              Rice is the main food in Asia.
                              Milk is often added to tea in England.
                              War is destructive.
                                 with the names of individual mountains, lakes and islands:
                              Mount McKinley is the highest mountain in Alaska.
                              She lives near Lake Windermere.
                              Have you visited Long Island?
                                 with most names of towns, streets, stations and airports:
                              Victoria Station is in the centre of London.
                              Can you direct me to Bond Street?
                              She lives in Florence.
                              They're flying from Heathrow.
                                 in some fixed expressions, for example:
                           by car                             at school
                           by train                           at work
                           by air                             at University
                           on foot                            in church


















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