efforts by organizations vs organizations' efforts

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What is the difference between efforts by organizations and organizations' efforts ?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 14 '15 at 17:27

The former indicates passive voice whereas the latter is a genitive in active voice. For the first you ask by whom, the second you ask whose efforts? But they both indicate possession. A simple example could be:

"It was owned by Peter"

and

"Peter owned it".

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 14 '15 at 18:08

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efforts by organizations to promote healthy eating vs organizations' efforts to promote healthy eating I know that there is a difference in meaning between these titles

answered Jun 14 '15 at 18:08

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In both examples the subject is 'efforts', which are the organization's. They both mean the same thing but are indicated differently, with the thrust of a passive vs. active voice marking that difference. Read my answer above. – John Samps Jun 15 '15 at 03:21

efforts by organizations vs organizations' efforts

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