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22 Cards in this Set
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What can an apostrophe be used for?
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An apostrophe can be used for showing the possessive form of nouns and pronouns; to show ownership.
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What is an appostrophe always used with to show possession?
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A noun.
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Add an apostrophe and "s" for:
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A plural noun that ends in "s" (the secretaries' desks)
A singular noun ending in "s" when the possessive form is not pronounced with an extra "s" e.g. Bill Struther's house) |
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What can possessives be rephrased as?
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Possessives can be rephrased as an "of" phrase. For example:
The manager's report= the report of the manager The students' assignments = the assignments of the students The Browns' newest store = the newest store of the Browns |
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How do you show joint ownership?
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To show joint ownership add the apostrophe, or apostrophe plus "s" to the last part of the compund noun.
(Jack and Jill's Web site) |
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How do you show separate ownership?
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To show separate ownership, add the apostrophe, or apostrophe plus "s", to each part of the compund noun.
(Jack's and Jill's web sites) |
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How do you make most common nouns plurals?
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Add "s" to most common nouns to form their plurals
(desk, desks) |
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What do you add for nouns that end in s, sh, ch, x. and z to form their plurals.
(class, classes) |
You add "es" to nouns that end in s, sh, ch, x, and z to form their plurals.
e.g. (Class, classes) |
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What do you add to most proper nouns to form their plurals?
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Add "s" to most proper nouns to form their plurals.
(Ms.Brown; the Browns) |
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What do you add to proper nouns that end in s, sh, ch, x, and z to form their plurals
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Add "es" to proper nouns that end in s, sh,, ch, x, and z to form their plurals
(Ms. Jones; the Joneses |
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what do you do with nouns in the plural form that end in "y"?
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If there is a vowel immediately before the y - add s (key, keys)
If there is a consonant immediately before the y - change the y to i and add es (secretary, secretaries) |
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What do you add to nouns ending in "o"?
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Vowel and "o", add, "s" (stereo; stereos)
Consonant and "o" add "es" (potato; potatoes) |
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What do you do with Compound Nouns regarding possessives?
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Make the last word in the compound the possessive
(My brother-in-law's bid was accepted.) BETTER PHRASING! (The bids of my brothers-in-law were accepted.) e.g. Two vice presidents' recommendations are given in this report. |
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What is a gerund and what is it used as?
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A gerund is a verb form that ends in ing and is used as a noun.
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What must a noun or a pronoun used immediately before a gerund be used as?
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A noun or pronoun used immediately before a gerund must be in the possessive. For example:
Harry's proofreading was very helpful to us in meeting the deadline. We were unaware of Nancy's leaving early. |
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What is the possessive form of its?
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Its (Possessive pronoun);
it's (it is) |
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What is the possessive pronoun of their?
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Their (Possessive pronoun); There (place); They're (they are)
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What is the possessive pronoun of your?
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Your (Possessive pronoun); You're (you are)
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What is the possessive pronoun of whose?
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Whose (Possessive form of who); Who's ( who is; who has)
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What are case forms? What do they refer to?
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The term case refers to the form of a pronoun. The case of a pronoun show how it relates to other words in a sentence.
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What are the three cases of pronouns?
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The three cases of pronouns are Possessive, Nominative, and Objective.
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What are the "uses" of Pronouns ending in self?
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Intensive use= Pronouns ending in self providing emphasis.
(Robert himself collected the donations) Reflexive Use= Pronouns ending ins self refer to a noun or another pronoun that has already been used in the sentence (Robert distributed the forms but forgot to keep one for himself.) |
