Tham khảo tài liệu 'mastering machanics 3', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Chapter 7 One Small Mark a Whole New Meaning Apostrophes 93 8. Adam usually recommends a fancy dessert such as a maple walnut ice cream sundae but he is watching his weight. 9. If they created a better diet ice cream he often says I would eat a ton of it. 10. Yes and then you would weigh a ton yourself snaps Pam. 11 She is a bit testy when faced with diet food. 12. Of course Adam could have been a little more diplomatic when he mentioned Pam s newly tight sweater. 13. Adam is planning to serve a special dessert wine Chateau Adam 1999 to his guests. 14. He always serves that beverage at reunions of the class of 2006. 15. We are planning to attend but we will bring our own refreshments 16. No one from the class of 1912 can attend they are all too busy golfing. 17. For this our tenth reunion we are preparing a guessing game. 18. Adam wants to know who is in charge of creating the questions. 19. He is in charge because he knows the most gossip. 20. We will have to check the questions before the party. 21. He would like nothing better than to shock us all with prying questions. 22. At our last reunion Adam should have been more careful. 23. Three people cried because they could not remember the latest gossip item. 24. Adam is not qualified to work for the new gossip magazine. 25. I cannot tell a lie I hope that Adam does not get the job. Taking Possession The pen of my aunt that you learn in foreign-language class becomes my aunt s pen in standard English with the help of an apostrophe. To show possession with apostrophes keep these rules in mind Singular owner Attach an apostrophe and the letter s in that order to a singular person place or thing to express possession Henry s tooth Rome s dentists the drill s annoying whine . Plural owner Attach an apostrophe to a regular plural one that ends in s to express possession the boys restroom the cities mayors the billboards message . Irregular plural owner Add an apostrophe and the letter s in that order to an irregular
