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When possible, avoid the words of and the.

Exception: Possessives from company names, product names, feature names, and objects (see Possessives). However, in this case it’s often better to use the name of the company, product, feature, or object as an adjective.

No:

The purpose of this program is to print reports.

Yes:

This program prints reports.

No:

The assembly of computers is often done in China.

Yes:

Computers are often assembled in China.

No:

Some of the tasks require special knowledge.

Yes:

Some tasks require special knowledge.

No:

DemoSoft’s key features

Yes:

the key features of DemoSoft

No:

Enter the disk’s name.

Yes:

Enter the name of the disk.

Top:

Enter the disk name.