's vs. ies

[Kitosdad]

I would love to hear this argued in a court of law. :D :D

Is " it " the company, or are " they " the owners, the company.
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[Nick*]

When X is a noun, I will consider " X's " as a possessive adjective.
When X is a pronoun, " X's ' may have the form of "X is", "X was" or "X has".

[Shyone]

If with 'principal verb' you mean the base verb, it is 'to supply'.
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[Nick*]

Thanks Andrea,
But I am still wondering whether “supply’s” and “supplies” are interchangeable otherwise there will be no base verb in the original sentence.
May be Bill can clarify further.

Nick*

[Shyone]

I have searched several dictionaries, just to be sure to be sure, and I have not found one case where supply's could be used in this context.

You can say: 'The supply's origin is in....(the origin of the supply is in...)'.

But I'm certain that you can't say: 'The company supply's tinned food' if you want to say that the company is selling it.
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[Kitosdad]

Good morning Nick and Andrea.

Nick I cannot clarify any further. I was asked a question, and I gave my opinion. I didn't spend time trawling through the Internet to try to prove another person wrong.

My answer to any question is my opinion, and my opinion only. I am more than willing to say, " I am wrong". EOS. Can we leave it at that?

Bill.
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[Shyone]

Let us get something straight here.

When I posted my answer and saw yours, I went to check whether I am wrong.

I didn't want to give out wrong information, and I would have deleted my post if there had been any indication of me being wrong.

I do not go out to check the posts of others for their validity.

This is not about being right or wrong, this is about giving learners valid information.
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[Kitosdad]

And you have done just that. I stated my honest opinion. EOS.
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[Kitosdad]

"When I posted my answer and saw yours, I went to check whether I am
( were/was )wrong."

" I didn't want to give out wrong information, and I would have deleted my post if there had been any indication of me (my) being wrong."

Please use correct English wherever possible.

Everyone is capable of making a mistake. Now I ask you sincerely to end this discussion.

Bill.
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[Shyone]

I'm sure you will forgive me.

I just forget sometimes that as a non-native speaker I have no right whatsoever to make mistakes.
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[Kitosdad]

Andrea :) :) Even English native speakers make many mistakes, and I am one if them.

Bill.
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[Harry_Ph]

Shyone and Esl_Expert are correct. It is advisable that all members of this site do not immediately rely and believe on what others are saying because they might be wrong in their own answers and explanations. I also suggest to other individuals who give answers to other people's questions to indicate if they are not sure of their own answers so that the person asking will be made aware of the level of reliability of his/her sources.
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[Nick*]

Hi everyone.

I have searched my dictionaries and could not find the use of supply’s as a verb.

However, a dictionary, an encyclopedia or even a grammar book, may not necessarily cover all the examples and cases unless it, as a counter example, tells us that we cannot use it. This is the reason why we have this forum for discussion with other members all over the world to share our opinions.

Bill, thank you very much for sharing your opinion with us.

I’ve tried to type “he supply’s” in the GOOGLE SEARCH. I found that some people really use “supply’s” as a verb. So, up to the present moment, I am still wondering there might be some people somewhere in the world or the UK use “supply’s” as a contraction for “supplies” in the VERB form.

If anyone has any experience about this issue, please feel free to tell us here.

Nick

P.S. Should I use "please feel free" or "please feels free" in my last sentence ?

[Shyone]

' Feel free ' will do the finest here. :D
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[Kitosdad]

Shyone and Esl_Expert are correct.

It is advisable that all members of this site do not immediately rely and believe on what others are saying because they might be wrong in their own answers and explanations,
( but Harry is correct we presume, think, hope.)

Rather a contradictory statement to make Harry, or is it only your opinion? :) :)

Kitos.
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