By Apostrophes, Prepositions

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....

Hi HaohaoxuexiWelcome to EF. Haohaoxuexi wrote:Hi teachers: Could you tell me which below are correct ? How can understand the usage of 's and s' 1. I will come in 5 minutes' time. or I will come in 5 minutes time. Or simply: I will come in five minutes. 2. It is a 10-minute meeting. or It...

Hi teachers: Could you tell me which below are correct ? How can understand the usage of 's and s' 1. I will come in 5 minutes' time. or I will come in 5 minutes time. 2. It is a 10-minute meeting. or It is a 10 minutes' meeting, or It is a 10 minutes meeting. 4.10 dollar banknote,...

You can use till and until interchangeably in both writing and speech, though as the first word in a sentence until is more common: Until you get that paper written, don’t even think about going to the movies. If you’ve always thought that till is a shortened form of...

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...

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. ...

Hi Guest, 1) 'I had checked and agree with she should take the responsible.' This sentence is wrong-- it should be 'I checked, and agree that she should take the responsibility.' He checked in the past and now agrees in the present. No problem. 2) 'When to use had had?' Use the past...

This is that most curious phenonmenon of English language - the DOUBLE POSSESSIVE. In a normal, that is, single possessive, the possessive case stands for something like "the _____ of _____". For example, "a ship's hull" is "the hull of a ship". However, possessive case can often be ambiguous....