ost164 t ext e diting a pplications chapter 4 - possessives pages 89-92

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Page 1: OST164 T EXT E DITING A PPLICATIONS Chapter 4 - Possessives Pages 89-92

OST164 TEXT EDITING APPLICATIONS

Chapter 4 - Possessives

Pages 89-92

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#1

For most singular nouns, form the possessive by adding an apostrophe ( ‘ ) plus “s”.

officer – officer’s brother – brother’s Phillip – Phillip’s supervisor – supervisor’s

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#2

If the possessive of a singular noun or a proper name ending is “s” would be hard to pronounce with an apostrophe plus “s”, then add only the apostrophe.

crisis – crisis’

thesis – thesis’

Ms. Cummings – Ms. Cummings’

Brian Roberts – Brian Roberts’

Mr. Hastings – Mr. Hastings’

Jesus – Jesus’

Euripides – Euripides’

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#3

If a singular noun or a proper name ends in “s” or an “s” sound and the possessive is pronounced with an extra syllable, add an apostrophe plus “s”.

boss – boss’s

campus – campus’s

Thomas – Thomas’s

Jon Sanchez – Jon Sanchez’s the witness – the witness’s my coach – my coach’s

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#4 AND #5

Plural nouns or proper names ending in “s” take only an apostrophe to form the possessive.

bosses – bosses’

the Wellses – the Wellses’

Supervisors – supervisors’

The Adamses – the Adamses’

Plural nouns that do not end in “s” take an apostrophe plus “s” to form the possessive.

men – men’s

women – women’s

children – children’s

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#6

If a compound noun is singular, add an apostrophe plus “s” to the last word in the compound to form the possessive.

editor-in-chief editor-in-chief’s business owner business owner’s son-in-law son-in-law’s secretary-treasurer secretary-treasurer’s

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#7 AND #8 If a compound noun is a plural ending in “s”, add only an apostrophe to form the possessive.

brigadier generals – brigadier generals’

sales representatives – sales representatives’

If a compound noun is a plural not ending in “s”, add an apostrophe plus “s” to form the possessive.

sisters-in-law sisters-in-law’s

runners-up runners-up’s

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#9 To indicate separate ownership, make each

name possessive.

Alice’s and Matt’s companies

the buyer’s and the seller’s signatures

the Johnson’s and the Brown’s houses

the CEO and board of directors’ opinions

To indicate joint ownership, make only the last name possessive.

Alice and Matt’s companies

a house like Paul and Molly’s

the CEO and board of directors’ decision

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Proofreader’s mark (revision symbol) for inserting an apostrophe:

Lupes suggestion

Deleting a letter/word or inserting a letter/word use the same revision symbols covered in Chapter 1.

V

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Complete:1.Checkup 4-3 on page 91

2.Checkup 4-4 on page 92