What's the correct form? Example:
Our house floor was sparkling clean.
Our house's floor was sparkling clean.
I always get confused about this. And when I search on Google I always get the two versions.
Answer
In this case, "house's floor" is usually used, but "house floor" could be used in other sentences like
I like house floors better than hotel floors.
(Not that anyone would say something like that). In that case, it would sound better because you wouldn't have the extra 's's.
It also seems to work if you say something like "a house floor." But then again, you don't say "a house roof" you would just say "a roof" or "a house's roof", if you need to specify. Although, "house roof" could work if you say "A house roof beats no roof."
Extra Notes: "House floor" on its own refers to the U.S. House of Representatives floor. But that usually won't make things confusing.
You could also use "house" the verb. As in
That building houses the first computer ever made.
or possibly:
I house floors.
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