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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 2
Objectives• Distinguish between possessive nouns
and plural nouns.• Follow five steps in using the
apostrophe to show ownership. • Use apostrophe construction for
animate nouns.
Possessive Nouns
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 3
• Distinguish between descriptive nouns and possessive nouns.
• Pluralize compound nouns, combined ownership nouns, organization names, and abbreviations.
• Understand incomplete possessives.• Avoid awkward possessives.
Possessive Nouns
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 4
Possessive Nouns
• Determine whether an extra syllable can be pronounced in forming a possessive.
• Make proper nouns possessive.
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 5
Showing Possession
• Apostrophes are used to show the following:
Ownership Wendy’s book
Origin Dr. Moss’s prescription
Authorship Hemingway’s works
Measurement ten years’ experience
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 6
1. Look for possessive construction. Usually two nouns appear together.
Have you seen Wendy’s book?
Five Steps in Apostrophe Use
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 7
1. Look for possessive construction. Usually two nouns appear together.
Have you seen Wendy’s book?
Five Steps in Apostrophe Use
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 8
1. Look for possessive construction. Usually two nouns appear together.
Have you seen Wendy’s book?
Hemingway’s works are highly regarded.
Five Steps in Apostrophe Use
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 9
1. Look for possessive construction. Usually two nouns appear together.
Have you seen Wendy’s book?
Hemingway’s works are highly regarded.
Five Steps in Apostrophe Use
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 10
1. Look for possessive construction. Usually two nouns appear together.
Have you seen Wendy’s book?
Hemingway’s works are highly regarded.
Brad has ten years’ experience.
Five Steps in Apostrophe Use
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 11
1. Look for possessive construction. Usually two nouns appear together.
Have you seen Wendy’s book?
Hemingway’s works are highly regarded.
Brad has ten years’ experience.
Five Steps in Apostrophe Use
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 12
2. Reverse the nouns.
Wendy(s) book =
Five Steps in Apostrophe Use
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 13
2. Reverse the nouns.
Wendy(s) book = book of Wendy
Five Steps in Apostrophe Use
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 14
2. Reverse the nouns.
Wendy(s) book = book of Wendy
Hemingway(s) works =
Five Steps in Apostrophe Use
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 15
2. Reverse the nouns.
Wendy(s) book = book of Wendy
Hemingway(s) works = works of Hemingway
Five Steps in Apostrophe Use
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 16
2. Reverse the nouns.
Wendy(s) book = book of Wendy
Hemingway(s) works = works of Hemingway
ten years experience =
Five Steps in Apostrophe Use
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 17
2. Reverse the nouns.
Wendy(s) book = book of Wendy
Hemingway(s) works = works of Hemingway
ten years experience = experience of ten years
Five Steps in Apostrophe Use
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 18
3. Examine the ownership word.
Wendy (does not end in an s sound)
Hemingway (does not end in an s sound)
years (does end in an s sound).
Five Steps in Apostrophe Use
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 19
4. If the ownership word does not end in an s sound, add an apostrophe and an s.
Wendy’s book
Hemingway’s works
Five Steps in Apostrophe Use
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 20
Five Steps in Apostrophe Use
5. If the ownership word does end in an s sound, usually add an
apostrophe only. ten years’ experience
three employees’ wages
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 21
That company(s) workers rely heavily on e-mail.Name the two nouns together.
Reverse the nouns.
Examine the ownership word.
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 22
That company(s) workers rely heavily on e-mail.company(s) workers
Reverse the nouns.
Examine the ownership word.
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 23
That company(s) workers rely heavily on e-mail.company(s) workers
Reverse the nouns.
Examine the ownership word.
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 24
That company(s) workers rely heavily on e-mail.company(s) workers
workers of the company
Examine the ownership word.
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 25
That company(s) workers rely heavily on e-mail.company(s) workers
workers of the company
Examine the ownership word.
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 26
That company(s) workers rely heavily on e-mail.company(s) workers
workers of the company
company
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 27
That company(s) workers rely heavily on e-mail.company(s) workers
workers of the company
company
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 28
That company(s) workers rely heavily on e-mail.company(s) workers
workers of the company
company
ends in y
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 29
That company(s) workers rely heavily on e-mail.company(s) workers
workers of the company
company
ends in y
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 30
That company(s) workers rely heavily on e-mail.company(s) workers
workers of the company
company
ends in y
add ’s [company’s]
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 31
All administrators salaries will be reduced.Name the two nouns together.
Reverse the nouns.
Examine the ownership word.
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 32
All administrators salaries will be reduced.administrators salaries
Reverse the nouns.
Examine the ownership word.
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 33
All administrators salaries will be reduced.administrators salaries
Reverse the nouns.
Examine the ownership word.
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 34
All administrators salaries will be reduced.administrators salaries
salaries of administrators
Examine the ownership word.
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 35
All administrators salaries will be reduced.administrators salaries
salaries of administrators
Examine the ownership word.
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 36
All administrators salaries will be reduced.administrators salaries
salaries of administrators
administrators
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 37
All administrators salaries will be reduced.administrators salaries
salaries of administrators
administrators
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 38
All administrators salaries will be reduced.administrators salaries
salaries of administrators
administrators
administrators
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 39
All administrators salaries will be reduced.administrators salaries
salaries of administrators
administrators
administrators
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 40
All administrators salaries will be reduced.administrators salaries
salaries of administrators
administrators
administrators
add an apostrophe [administrators’]
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 41
A total of four months interest will be credited.Name the two nouns together.
Reverse the nouns.
Examine the ownership word.
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 42
A total of four months interest will be credited.months interest
Reverse the nouns.
Examine the ownership word.
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 43
A total of four months interest will be credited.months interest
Reverse the nouns.
Examine the ownership word.
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 44
A total of four months interest will be credited.months interest
interest of months
Examine the ownership word.
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 45
A total of four months interest will be credited.months interest
interest of months
Examine the ownership word.
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 46
A total of four months interest will be credited.months interest
interest of months
(four) months
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 47
A total of four months interest will be credited.months interest
interest of months
(four) months
Does the word end in an s sound?
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 48
A total of four months interest will be credited.months interest
interest of months
(four) months
(four) months
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 49
A total of four months interest will be credited.months interest
interest of months
(four) months
(four) months
Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added?
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 50
A total of four months interest will be credited.months interest
interest of months
(four) months
(four) months
add an apostrophe [months’]
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 51
Problem Possessives
Animate vs. Inanimate Nouns
• Possessive constructions using apostrophes are usually reserved for people and animals.
• Prepositional phrases or simple adjectives are used for other nouns.
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 52
Which of the following possessives should be expressed with a prepositional phrase?
the girl’s shoes
the desk’s legs
an accountant’s ledgers
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 53
Which of the following possessives should be expressed with a prepositional phrase?
the girl’s shoes
the desk’s legs = legs of the desk
an accountant’s ledgers
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 54
Descriptive vs. Possessive Nouns• When nouns only describe or identify,
apostrophes are not used.
Sales Division (not Sales’ Division)
electronics industry (not electronics’ industry)
United States Army (not United States’ Army)
Problem Possessives
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 55
Compound Nouns
• The final element of a compound should show the possessive.
mother-in-law’s car
editor in chief’s suggestions
Problem Possessives
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 56
Incomplete Possessives• Use an apostrophe when the second noun
in a possessive construction is unstated but is understood.
The party is at Shelby’s. Darren’s exam is earlier than Roberto’s.
What is implied in each of these sentences?
Problem Possessives
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 57
Incomplete Possessives• Use an apostrophe when the second noun
in a possessive construction is unstated but is understood.
The party is at Shelby’s house. Darren’s exam is earlier than Roberto’s.
Problem Possessives
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 58
Incomplete Possessives• Use an apostrophe when the second noun
in a possessive construction is unstated but is understood.
The party is at Shelby’s house. Darren’s exam is earlier than Roberto’s.
Problem Possessives
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 59
Incomplete Possessives• Use an apostrophe when the second noun
in a possessive construction is unstated but is understood.
The party is at Shelby’s house. Darren’s exam is earlier than Roberto’s exam.
Problem Possessives
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 60
Separate Ownership• When two names express separate
ownership, make both names possessive.
men’s and women’s locker rooms
David’s and Mike’s cars
Problem Possessives
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 61
Combined Ownership• When two names express combined
ownership, make only the second name possessive.
Carol and Cheryl’s apartment
Husband and wife’s inheritance
Problem Possessives
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 62
Names of Organizations• Organizations with possessives in
their names may or may not use apostrophes. Follow the style they use.
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.Malibu Homeowners Association
Problem Possessives
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 63
Abbreviations• Make abbreviations possessive by
following the same guidelines as for animate nouns (people and animals).
CPAs’ convention
Barker Bros.’ sale
Problem Possessives
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 64
Awkward Possessives• Reword awkward expressions by using
prepositional phrases.
Awkward: the chief of police’s pension
Improved: the pension of the chief of police
Problem Possessives
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 65
Problem Possessives
Awkward: My friend’s father’s business
Improved: the business of my friend’s father
Awkward: Mr. Saltzman, my attorney’s, advice
Improved: the advice of my attorney,Mr. Saltzman
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 66
• Review the steps for placing the apostrophe in possessive constructions.1. Look for possessive construction.
2. Reverse the nouns and use a prepositional phrase.
3. Examine the ownership word.
Adding to the Five Steps
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 67
4. If the ownership word does not end in an s sound, add an apostrophe
and an s.
5. If the ownership word does end in an s sound, usually add an apostrophe
only.
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 68
Addition• If an extra syllable can be easily
pronounced in the possessive form, add an apostrophe and an s.
Adding to the Five Steps
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 69
• Extra Syllable Can Be Easily Pronouncedtests for the class
Adding to the Five Steps
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 70
• Extra Syllable Can Be Easily Pronouncedtests for the class the class’s tests
Adding to the Five Steps
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 71
• Extra Syllable Can Be Easily Pronouncedtests for the class the class’s tests
the motorcycle of Les
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 72
• Extra Syllable Can Be Easily Pronouncedtests for the class the class’s tests
the motorcycle of Les Les’s motorcycle
Adding to the Five Steps
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 73
• Extra Syllable Can Be Easily Pronouncedtests for the class the class’s tests
the motorcycle of Les Les’s motorcycle
the table of the waitress
Adding to the Five Steps
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 74
• Extra Syllable Can Be Easily Pronouncedtests for the class the class’s tests
the motorcycle of Les Les’s motorcycle
the table of the waitress the waitress’s table
Adding to the Five Steps
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 75
• Extra Syllable Can Be Easily Pronouncedtests for the class the class’s tests
the motorcycle of Les Les’s motorcycle
the table of the waitress the waitress’s table
the job of Mrs. Betz
Adding to the Five Steps
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 76
• Extra Syllable Can Be Easily Pronouncedtests for the class the class’s tests
the motorcycle of Les Les’s motorcycle
the table of the waitress the waitress’s table
the job of Mrs. Betz Mrs. Betz’s job
Adding to the Five Steps
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 77
• Extra Syllable Cannot Be Easily Pronounced
games of the boys
Adding to the Five Steps
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 78
• Extra Syllable Cannot Be Easily Pronounced
games of the boys boys’ games
Adding to the Five Steps
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 79
• Extra Syllable Cannot Be Easily Pronounced
games of the boys boys’ games
car of the Joneses
Adding to the Five Steps
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 80
• Extra Syllable Cannot Be Easily Pronounced
games of the boys boys’ games
car of the Joneses the Joneses’ car
Adding to the Five Steps
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 81
• Extra Syllable Cannot Be Easily Pronounced
games of the boys boys’ games
car of the Joneses the Joneses’ car
offices of managers
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 82
Adding to the Five Steps
• Extra Syllable Cannot Be Easily Pronounced
games of the boys boys’ games
car of the Joneses the Joneses’ car
offices of managers managers’ offices
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 83
Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form.
1. testimony of the witness
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 84
Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form.
1. testimony of the witness
witness’s testimony
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 85
Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form.
2. books of the students
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 86
Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form.
2. books of the students
students’ books
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 87
Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form.
3. contracts of both companies
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 88
Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form.
3. contracts of both companies
companies’ contracts
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 89
Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form.
4. role of the actress
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 90
Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form.
4. role of the actress
actress’s role
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 91
Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form.
5. roles of the actresses
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 92
Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form.
5. roles of the actresses
actresses’ roles
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 93
Making Singular Proper Nouns Possessive
• To make singular proper nouns ending in an s sound possessive, choose a style–but be consistent.
Traditional Style Popular Style
Jones’s Jones’
Barnes’s Barnes’
Russ’s Russ’
Gomez’s Gomez’
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 94
Making Plural Proper Nouns Possessive
• To make plural proper nouns possessive, add only an apostrophe.
Plural Proper Noun Possessive Form
the Joneses the Joneses’ car
the Barneses the Barneses’ car
the Lopezes the Lopezes’ car
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 95
Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form.
1. the car of Mrs. Metz
Traditional Popular
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 96
Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form.
1. the car of Mrs. Metz
Traditional Popular
Mrs. Metz’s car Mrs. Metz’ car
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 97
Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form.
2. the car of the Metzes
Traditional Popular
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 98
Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form.
2. the car of the Metzes
Traditional Popular
the Metzes’ car the Metzes’ car
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 99
Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form.
3. the car of Mr. Williams
Traditional Popular
Check your skill . . .
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 100
Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form.
3. the car of Mr. Williams
Traditional Popular
Mr. Williams’s car Mr. Williams’ car
Check your skill . . .
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4. the car of Mrs. Flores
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 102
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4. the car of Mrs. Flores
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Mrs. Flores’s car Mrs. Flores’ car
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 103
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5. the car of the Harrises
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 104
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5. the car of the Harrises
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the Harrises’ car the Harrises’ car
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 105
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6. the car of Russ
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 106
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6. the car of Russ
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Russ’s car Russ’ car
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1. At a recent stockholders meeting, the president of the company praised all 300 employees.
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1. At a recent stockholders meeting, the president of the company praised all 300 employees.
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 109
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1. At a recent stockholders’ meeting, the president of the company praised all 300 employees.
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2. After only one years training, the pilot received his instrument rating.
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 111
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2. After only one years training, the pilot received his instrument rating.
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 112
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2. After only one year’s training, the pilot received his instrument rating.
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3. A total of ten companies in the survey area indicated that they would be hiring new employees.
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3. A total of ten companies in the survey area indicated that they would be hiring new employees.
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4. Product updates on disks are now distributed to our sales staff.
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4. Product updates on disks are now distributed to our sales staff.
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5. Mike’s and Sonia’s apartment is near the shopping center.
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5. Mike’s and Sonia’s apartment is near the shopping center.
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5. Mike and Sonia’s apartment is near the shopping center.
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6. We have received only two complaints from customers in the past six months.
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6. We have received only two complaints from customers in the past six months.
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7. The meeting will be held at Kevin’s home or at Jennifers.
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7. The meeting will be held at Kevin’s home or at Jennifers.
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7. The meeting will be held at Kevin’s home or at Jennifer’s.
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 125
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8. My boss office was moved to make way for the Electronics Department.
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8. My boss’s office was moved to make way for the Electronics Department.
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 128
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9. The contract requires my father-in-laws signature.
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9. The contract requires my father-in-laws signature.
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9. The contract requires my father-in-law’s signature.
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 131
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10. All candidates résumés were received well before the deadline.
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10. All candidates résumés were received well before the deadline.
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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 5 - 133
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10. All candidates’ résumés were received well before the deadline.
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