Hru Aes Chapter 5 Compound and Possessive Nouns

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Compound and
Possessive Nouns
Form plurals and possessives of compound

nouns. Objectives
Recognize nominative, objective, and
possessive case nouns.
Differentiate between plural and possessive
forms of nouns.
Form possessives of singular, plural, and
irregular nouns. continued
Business English
Advanced EnglishStructures;
at Work Lectured by CHUM PISETH PP 5-1a
Compound and
Possessive Nouns
continued
Identify correct forms of organization,

Objectives
association, and company names.
Form possessives of abbreviations, joint or
separate ownership, and understood ownership.
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at Work Lectured by CHUM PISETH PP 5-1b
Compound and
Possessive Nouns
Compound Noun . . .
Consists of two or more words.
May be written as one word, as hyphenated
words, or as two words.
May not be spelled the same in all
dictionaries.
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Compound and
Possessive Nouns
Plurals of One-Word
Compound Nouns
To form the plural of a one-word compound
noun, follow the general rules for plurals.
birthday birthdays
printout printouts
bookshelf bookshelves
photocopy photocopies
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Compound and
Possessive Nouns
Plurals of Hyphenated Compound

Nouns With Nouns
To form the plural of a hyphenated compound
noun with nouns, make the most important
word plural.
sister-in-law sisters-in-law
runner-up runners-up
senator-elect senators-elect
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Compound and
Possessive Nouns
Plurals of Hyphenated Compound

Nouns Without Nouns
To form the plural of a hyphenated compound
noun without nouns, add the s or es to the last
word.
go-between go-betweens
hang-up hang-ups
hand-me-down hand-me-downs
has-been has-beens
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Compound and
Possessive Nouns
Plurals of Compound Nouns

With Spaces
To form the plural of a compound noun with
spaces, make the most important word plural.
attorney at law attorneys at law
couch potato couch potatoes
account payable accounts payable
lieutenant general lieutenant generals
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Compound and
Possessive Nouns
Cases of Nouns or Pronouns

Nominative nouns or pronouns act as subjects
of a sentence, as appositives, or as subject
complements.
The Webmaster makes all the changes to our Web pages.

Jerome, our Webmaster, works until 11 p.m.
Jerome is our Webmaster.
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Compound and
Possessive Nouns
continued
Objective nouns or pronouns act as direct
objects, indirect objects, objects of prepositions,
or objects of infinitives.
Jackie Huerta supervisors our Webmaster.
Jerome gave Jackie the passwords.
Jerome discussed the Web page with Jackie.
Jerome decided to limit access to the network.
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Compound and
Possessive Nouns
continued
Possessive nouns or pronouns show that
someone or something owns or possesses
something else (another noun). They may also
indicate a relationship between two nouns.
The Webmaster’s hours were long this week.
Mr. Sanborn’s friend recommended the new
software.
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Compound and
Possessive Nouns
Possessive Singular Noun

Form the possessive of a singular noun by
adding an apostrophe and s (’s).
Jerome’s office is always locked.

The manager’s recommendation was excellent.
The Webmaster’s new icons are unique.
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Compound and
Possessive Nouns
Possessive Plural Nouns

Form the possessive of a plural noun that ends
in s or es by adding only an apostrophe.
The customers’ suggestions improved our online order form.
Form the possessive of a plural noun that does

not end in s by adding an apostrophe and s (’s).
Larry’s laptop computer has a DVD drive.
The women programmers developed a women’s career
Web page.
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Compound and
Possessive Nouns
Separate and Joint Ownership

Use an apostrophe in all names of persons or
companies to indicate separate ownership of an
item or items.
Troy’s and Michaels’s computers
Use an apostrophe in the last of two or more
names to show joint ownership of an item or
items.
Troy and Michael’s reports
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Compound and
Possessive Nouns
Organization, Association, and

Company Names
Use the form that the company, organization, or
association displays on its logo, product, or
letterhead.
Some companies use as apostrophe and s; others
do not. Albertson’s Food & Drug
Giovanni’s Italian Delicatessen
Stars Music
Watersavers Irrigation
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Compound and
Possessive Nouns
Compound Noun
Form the possessive of a singular compound
noun by adding an apostrophe and s at the end
of the word.
The stockholder’s shares increased in value this year.
Form the possessive of a plural compound noun
that does not end in s by adding an apostrophe
and s at the end of the word.
The chiefs of police’s duties differed slightly in each city.
Business English
Compound and
Possessive Nouns
continued
Compound Noun
Form the possessive of a plural compound noun
that ends in s by adding only an apostrophe at
the end of the word.
The vice presidents’ decision pleased the
employees.
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Compound and
Possessive Nouns
Abbreviations
Form the possessive of a singular abbreviation
by adding an apostrophe and s.
the CPA’s report
the CEO’s recommendation
Form the possessive of a plural abbreviation by
adding only an apostrophe.
HMOs’ requirements
Ph.D.s’ offices
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Compound and
Possessive Nouns
Time and Amounts

Form the possessive of a noun expressing
time or an amount in the same way as other
nouns.
a week’s delay
three weeks’ accumulation of e-mail
five hours’ wait
a year’s quota
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Compound and
Possessive Nouns
Understood Possession
Use an apostrophe and s (’s) or an
apostrophe (’) to show possession of a noun
that is understood but not stated.
Last year’s online sales were better than this
year’s.
Terry’s Web page received more visitors than
Lorie’s.
Business English
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References

Business English at Work

Form plurals and possessives of compound

Identify correct forms of organization,

Plurals of Hyphenated Compound

Plurals of Hyphenated Compound

Plurals of Compound Nouns

Cases of Nouns or Pronouns

The Webmaster makes all the changes to our Web pages.

Possessive Singular Noun

Jerome’s office is always locked.

Possessive Plural Nouns

Form the possessive of a plural noun that does

Separate and Joint Ownership

Organization, Association, and

Time and Amounts

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