Friday, September 12, 2014

possessives - How to denote possession with "Bureau of Statistics"





When denoting possession with Bureau of Statistics, does one use "Bureau's of Statistics" or "Bureau of Statistics'"?



E.g.






  • according to the Bureau's of Statistics Consumer Price Index

  • according to the Bureau of Statistics' Consumer Price Index



Answer



The second form:




according to the Bureau of Statistics' Consumer Price Index




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