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Blondie024 — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:08:36 GMT

1. The possessive of a plural noun ending in s is formed by adding:

A. another s and an apostrophe. B. another s only. C. an apostrophe only. D. none of the above

I think the answer is C.

2. Which of the following shows the correct possessive form of a plural noun?

A. three dogs bowls B. three dog's bowls C. three dogs' bowls D. none of the above

I think the answer is C.

3. In a contraction, the apostrophe replaces:

A. missing letters. B. using an s. C. a unit of measurement. D. none of the above.

I think the answer is A.

4. Which of the following is a correct contraction of "they would"?

A. they'ld B. they'd C. they'wld D. none of the above

I think the answer is D.

5. Which of the following shows the correct possessive form of "children"?

A. childrens B. childrens' C. childrens's D. children's

I think the answer is A.

6. A preposition connects a (n):

A. subject and verb. B. object and modifiers. C. subject and predicate. D. adjective and adverb.

Re: Mr. M's 6-letter word

Mister Micawber — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:19:46 GMT

- six-letter adverb
- the word does not contain the letter T
- the word does not end in -ly
- 'temporal' adverb
- six-letter word consisting of only 4 different letters

That's right-- but it is never used as an introductory word in a sentence; it is strictly a postmodifier. And congratulations on finding the 6-letter, 4-different-letter adverb 'anyway'... but that's not it.

I'm sorry, I'm not to be bought, but I will do you an immense favour-- I will reveal the existence of an apostrophe!

a possessive or no possessive

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:25:16 GMT

1. Please tell me how can a person make the right decision when confronted those ajectives with a plural 's' ending?

do phonics teaching

obtained a first-class honors degree -- For this, I think it need (subjunctive OK since the context allude to the notion that this is sort of a recommendation eventhough an explict phrase like "It is recommended" is there??) not be made possessive because 'honors degree' here is more of an idiomatic phrase that has been used without the use of the apostrophe.

2. Is the underlined part an adverb?

I can talk about 15 minutes non-stop.

Re: Adjectives, Adverbs and apostrophes help

Cool Breeze — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:03:56 GMT

Mr. Jones' progress (American English, frowned upon by some Brits)
Mr Jones's progress (British, and used in the US as well)

Mr Joneses' progress (correct if there are at least two men whose name is Jones)

Cheers
CB

Re: Adjectives, Adverbs and apostrophes help

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:39:25 GMT

Would you put an apostrophe on Mr Jones' progress or Mr Mr Joneses progress or Mr Jones's progress.

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Matrix4583 — Sat, 08 Apr 2006 02:03:02 GMT

Hey, i'm new here. My name is Tim and I got this forum from a friend of mine. He told me that this might help me with the problem i got. I have a brother that is 16 years old and i'm 23( in the US Army). He needs help with his english. The teacher gave him the study guide, but no answer on it. So i ask him to give the study guide to me and i'll help him with it. Well, since i'm busy soo much on school and my job, it's impossible for me to do this. I was wondering if you have some time and help me with this problem. I really appreciate it. Here's the problem.

Language Art:

A. apostrophe
B. Synonym
C. noun or pronoun
D. quotations mark
E. Adjective
F. verb or verb phrase
G. abbreviation
H. antonyms
I. root word.
J. proper nouns
K. Verb
L. action and linking
M. gerund
N. adverb
O. gender
P. subject
Q. Nomniative, object and possessive
R. Predicate nominative
S. Present, past and future
T. direct object.
U. prepositions
V. appositive
W. Object of a preposition

1.____ The subject of a sentence may be what part of speech?
2.____ States what the subject does, is or has in a sentence.
3.____ Sometimes called the simple predicate
4.____ The main part of a without any affixes.
5.____ Two kinds of a Verb.
6.____ What moddifies noun or pronoun?
7.____ What follow a linking verb or action verb?
8.____ The simple tense of verb.
9.____ Follow a preposition.
10.____ Tells more about another noun.
11.____ Answer "what?" or "whom?"
12.____ who or what the sentences about.
13.____ The three cases of personal pronoun.
14.____ personal pronoun have number, person and what?
15.____ Usually modifies a verb, but can sometimes modify an adjective.
16.____ show relationship between it's object and some other word in a sentence.
17.____ A participle that end in "ing" and functions as a noun.
18.____ needed to form possessive nouns and contractions.
19.____ Capitalized because they are particular person, places, and things.
20.____ A short way of writing a word consisting of some of the letters in the word followed by a period.
21.____ Used to show where the exact word of a speaker begin and end.
22.____ Opposite meaning.
23.____ A word that is similar to another in meaning.

That's it. Hoooha.

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Matrix4583 — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 22:08:35 GMT

Re: Write your opinions about my essay. thanks.

Nick147 — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 02:04:45 GMT

Hello Anon (MN?) and YoHF,

YoHFâs re-draft is excellent, with a very good style. You should try and follow the style and rhythm of the English. In case you look at it too closely, there are a couple of minor errors in it which I show below.

As no-one else has replied to you regarding your original version, I thought I would help and show corrections to your original that donât change the style.

On another thought, you might find you get more replies to your posts if you register with a name!

Cheerio! - Nick

I've studied English for more than 6 years so far, and still I'm not as good as I'd like to be.1 The more I study, the more I notice that it is not such an easy thing to learn a new language. Then again, English is supposed to be quite an easy language to learn, but Spanish or French really go far beyond my natural skill. But even though it will be difficult, I'm not giving up my dreams, at least, not yet. I know perfectly well that sometimes it may be exhausting to try and learn more and more things, yet I'll keep doing it.

What I'm really happy about is that I have the chance to learn those languages, as far as I feel like doing it. In fact, we should all remember that some of us have opportunities that other people may never have, and this is why I'll try and get the most benefit2 possible from my 'privileged' situation.

1. as Iâd like, or as Iâd like to be, are both OK here, they mean the same thing

2. must be singular

With the original essay:

As far as I remember, languages have always interested me in a way or another. [The expression is âin one way or another]â I'm just fascinated [âalreadyâ does not make sense here] [with the thought - another expression] that someday I [will be able- you must use the future tense] to speak 4-5 languages. English was quite a natural language to [start with- if you mean that English was an easy or an obvious choice as a first language to learn].

Now I've been studying English more than 6 years, and still I'm not as good as I would wish [for is not necessary here]. [The] more I have studied, [the] more I have noticed that it really isn't so simple to learn a new language. And English should be easy, but what about Spanish or [French â France is the country] - I have to say that those languages [go â âthose languagesâ is third person plural as in they go] far beyond my skills. But I'm not going to [fail] with my dreams, no, not yet. I know it may be exhausting sometimes to learn more and more, but I [will â the future tense again, as you will be doing the studying in the future] keep going. I have decided to do all [that] it takes.

But [Iâm â missed apostrophe here] happy about the fact that I have a chance to learn languages so much [that] I am [keen or eager to learn- ready to learn would imply that you were just starting to learn]. Everybody[is â âeverybody" is always singular] not blessed with the same opportunity. Among all this happiness and joy, I should remember to use my [privileged â spelling] situation [correctly. â you have to use an adverb here. You can say âuse it rightâ in casual speech but not in writing, as it is not correct English].

Re: Book review essay (proof reading)

MrPedantic — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:39:13 GMT

Hello s/h

Having read a number of books in my time. ] This clause doesn't make a sentence on its own.

none have accomplished ] Some examiners would expect 'none has' here.

The tale is written in the first-person narrative] 'narrative' is unnecessary.

an ordinary girl placed under extraordinary circumstances and how she hides behind an overweight, confused and pessimistic persona.] placed under + hides behind?

Many surprises are in store for the readers of this book.] 'the readers'?

The main surprise being the authors sex.] Insert main verb and apostrophe.

managed to amount into] Look up 'amount' as verb.

emotionally scarred, having bid her childhood farewell. ] A slight sense of 'non sequitur' here.

After the rape caused by the man she admired, ] rape isn't 'caused' - rephrase.

she begins to slowly shut herself ] split infinitive â some examiners will dislike this.

attempts to provide the temporary relief for her daughter, food.] This phrasing isn't idiomatic.

Thus beginning the gradual decline of Dolores Price. ] A participle isn't a sufficient verb for a sentence.

with little obesity issues, ] Check use of 'little' in your grammar book.

I always thought of it as a lewd act of self-indulgence ] Avoid 'lewd'...

to get so tremendous.] This is a wonderful phrase, but will be mistaken for a mistake. I'm afraid you probably have to say 'tremendously fat'.

This book played a major role in broadening my narrow-minded view] Check tense of verb.

of the over weight community.] Check over weight.

In the high school I am] relative adverb?

there enrolls an obese student ] rephrase without 'there'.

who is way too ] This is slangy.

It seemed] Tense?

larger than life personality was made ] Not the right verb.

struggling hefty boy within.] A fat boy with a hefty boy within? And struggling with - ?

As I regard it,] Not idiomatic.

No matter how infuriating and obnoxious she was portrayed, ] Check sense here.

depressing to observe,] check verb.

there was always a part of me that kept rooting for her. Her will was admirable, but her courage, remarkable. ] You're mixing two registers here.

MrP

Re: Adjectives, Adverbs and apostrophes help

CalifJim — Sun, 05 Sep 2004 03:42:02 GMT

Your example of a double negative is fine.

Sentences 1 and 2 have problems. 3, 4, and 5 are fine.

Concentrate on this: If no possession is shown, you don't want an apostrophe at all!

In the first two sentences I see various words that end in 'S'. But that doesn't mean they all show possession.

Possession is a loose term in grammar.
It may mean true ownership: My house = The house belonging to me. John's house = The house belonging to John.
Or it may mean something less - just an association of some kind: Susan's song = The song that Susan likes; the song we associate with Susan.

So, thinking of "belonging to" in a very, very loose way, in Sentence 1 you have the secretary 'belonging to' the attorney, and in Sentence 2 you have the conclusions 'belonging to the president. So 'attorney' and 'president' are the only words that need to have those "apostrophe 's' " rules applied.

When you put the apostrophe on "witnesses" you made it say: "belonging to the witnesses". I don't think the sentence was saying: The one(s) belonging to the witnesses gave their names ...
That doesn't make sense.

But the second sentence IS trying to say: These conclusions are (the ones) belonging to the president, so "president" needs to be looked at for what "apostrophe 's' " rule applies.

In the last sentence nothing is such that it belongs to the offices, so you certainly don't want any kind of apostrophe treatment there. You may think that these are offices 'belonging to the corporation', however. In that case you would need: the corporation's offices. But, no, in this case the adjective form of corporation (corporate) is used, and that alone is enough to show the "belonging" idea -- so no apostrophe on 'corporate'.