Tham khảo tài liệu 'english grammar for esl learners phần 6', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Punctuation 73 The apostrophe is also used to form possessives. To make the meaning of a singular noun possessive add - s. For plural nouns that end in an -s just add the apostrophe. All other plurals will end in - s. Noun Possessive Form Meaning boy the boy s dog boys the boys games house the house s roof Tom Tom s aunt book a book s pages men the men s work the dog that belongs to the boy the games that belong to the boys the roof of the house an aunt of Tom s the pages of a book the work that the men do If a word ends in an -s you can add - s to form the possessive when the pronunciation of the word requires another syllable in the possessive Lois Lois s Thomas Thomas s actress actress s If another syllable is not pronounced to form the possessive just add an apostrophe this tends to be the case in the plural actresses actresses railings railings classes classes It is common to use an apostrophe to form the plural of abbreviations two Dr. s . s four . s. The same is true when forming the plural of a number or letter You had better mind your p s and q s. JjU H-5 Rewrite each sentence and add a-postro-phe s where they areneeded. 1. The geeses eggs are well hidden. 2. She cant understand you. 3. Is Mr. Hancocks daughter still in college 4. The two girls performance was very bad. 5. Ms. Yonans aunt still lives in Mexico. 74 Practice Makes Perfect English Grammar for ESL Learners 6. She met several at the party. 7. Do you know Mr. Richards 8. The womens purses were all stolen. 9. He wont join the other in their discussion. 10. It isnt right to take another mans possessions. exercise 12-6 In the blank write in the missing form of punctuation. 1. Blake will you please try to understand my problem 2. They went to England Wales and Scotland. 3. Someone stole my money 4. She asked When is the train supposed to arrive 5. Mr. Wilson s son wants to buy a house in Wisconsin. 6. I have the following documents a will a passport and a visa. 7. .
