Objectives Form plurals and possessives of compound nouns. Recognize nominative, objective, and possessive case nouns. Differentiate between plural and possessive forms of nouns. Form possessives of singular, plural, and irregular nouns. continued PP 5-1a

continued Identify correct forms of organization, association, and company names. Objectives Form possessives of abbreviations, joint or separate ownership, and understood ownership. PP 5-1b

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. PP 5-2

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 PP 5-3

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 PP 5-4

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 PP 5-5

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 PP 5-6

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. PP 5-7a

Cases of Nouns or Pronouns continued Cases of Nouns or Pronouns 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. PP 5-7b

Cases of Nouns or Pronouns continued Cases of Nouns or Pronouns 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. PP 5-7c

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. PP 5-8

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. PP 5-9

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 PP 5-10

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 PP 5-11

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. PP 5-12a

Compound Noun The vice presidents’ decision pleased the employees. 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. PP 5-12b

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 PP 5-13

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 PP 5-14

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. PP 5-15

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