I also thought that both are acceptable.
However, I am confused because we usually write "The shoe manufacturer" and "The clothes manufacturer" but not "The shoe's manufacturer" or "The clothes' manufacturer".
Can you help me on this?
Thanks.
Posted by annie on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 5:06am.
We have purchased a batch of material directly from the manufacturer.
1) No discount was provided by the material manufacturer.
2) No discount was provided by the material's manufacturer.
Are both sentences acceptable?
• English - SraJMcGin, Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 9:26am
2) is better but you could hear either
Sra
I agree with Sra. In this context 2) is better. However, you might say "My shoe manufacturer is in China."
The shoe manufacturer and clothes manufacturer are correct usage.
Thanks a lot.
What about the following sentences?
If there is no shelf-life information from the material manufacturer,we will assign one based on our internal protocol.
If there is no shelf-life information from the material's manufacturer,we will assign one based on our internal protocol.
Both are acceptable?
I like the second one better. But as you can see, even well-educated people don't always agree on some of these concepts.
I'd leave material/material's out. It's rather redundant, isn't it?
The sentences "No discount was provided by the material manufacturer" and "No discount was provided by the material's manufacturer" are both grammatically correct, but there is a slight difference in meaning between the two.
In the first sentence, "material manufacturer" is used to refer to the manufacturer who produces or creates the material. This construction implies that the manufacturer specializes in producing materials.
In the second sentence, "material's manufacturer" is used to refer to the manufacturer who owns or is associated with the material. This construction implies a possessive relationship between the material and the manufacturer.
Both constructions can be used, but the choice depends on the intended meaning. If you want to emphasize the manufacturer's expertise in producing materials, you can use the first construction. If you want to emphasize the relationship between the material and the manufacturer, you can use the second construction.
In general, when referring to inanimate objects, we use the possessive form with an apostrophe followed by an "s" to indicate ownership or association. However, in certain cases, like when referring to types or categories of objects, we use a less possessive form without the apostrophe+s. For example, we say "shoe manufacturer" instead of "shoe's manufacturer" because we are referring to a type or category of manufacturer that produces shoes, rather than a specific manufacturer that belongs to the shoes.
I hope this explanation helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.