2. Ch. 5 - 2 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

3. Ch. 5 - 3 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

4. Ch. 5 - 4 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Possessive Nouns Determine whether an extra syllable can be pronounced in forming a possessive. Make proper nouns possessive.

5. Ch. 5 - 5 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Showing Possession Apostrophes are used to show the following: OwnershipWendy’s book OriginDr. Moss’s prescription AuthorshipHemingway’s works Measurementten years’ experience

6. Ch. 5 - 6 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 1. Look for possessive construction. Usually two nouns appear together. Have you seen Wendy’s book? Five Steps in Apostrophe Use

7. Ch. 5 - 7 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 1. Look for possessive construction. Usually two nouns appear together. Have you seen Wendy’s book? Five Steps in Apostrophe Use

8. Ch. 5 - 8 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

9. Ch. 5 - 9 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

10. Ch. 5 - 10 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

11. Ch. 5 - 11 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

12. Ch. 5 - 12 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 2. Reverse the nouns. Wendy(s) book = Five Steps in Apostrophe Use

13. Ch. 5 - 13 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 2. Reverse the nouns. Wendy(s) book = book of Wendy Five Steps in Apostrophe Use

14. Ch. 5 - 14 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 2. Reverse the nouns. Wendy(s) book = book of Wendy Hemingway(s) works = Five Steps in Apostrophe Use

15. Ch. 5 - 15 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 2. Reverse the nouns. Wendy(s) book = book of Wendy Hemingway(s) works = works of Hemingway Five Steps in Apostrophe Use

16. Ch. 5 - 16 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 2. Reverse the nouns. Wendy(s) book = book of Wendy Hemingway(s) works = works of Hemingway ten years experience = Five Steps in Apostrophe Use

17. Ch. 5 - 17 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

18. Ch. 5 - 18 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

19. Ch. 5 - 19 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

20. Ch. 5 - 20 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

21. Ch. 5 - 21 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

22. Ch. 5 - 22 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

23. Ch. 5 - 23 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

24. Ch. 5 - 24 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

25. Ch. 5 - 25 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

26. Ch. 5 - 26 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

27. Ch. 5 - 27 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

28. Ch. 5 - 28 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

29. Ch. 5 - 29 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

30. Ch. 5 - 30 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

31. Ch. 5 - 31 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

32. Ch. 5 - 32 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

33. Ch. 5 - 33 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

34. Ch. 5 - 34 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

35. Ch. 5 - 35 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

36. Ch. 5 - 36 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

37. Ch. 5 - 37 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

38. Ch. 5 - 38 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e All administrators salaries will be reduced. administrators salaries salaries of administrators administrators Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added? Check your skill...

39. Ch. 5 - 39 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e All administrators salaries will be reduced. administrators salaries salaries of administrators administrators Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added? Check your skill...

40. Ch. 5 - 40 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e All administrators salaries will be reduced. administrators salaries salaries of administrators administrators add an apostrophe [administrators’] Check your skill...

41. Ch. 5 - 41 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

42. Ch. 5 - 42 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

43. Ch. 5 - 43 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

44. Ch. 5 - 44 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

45. Ch. 5 - 45 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

46. Ch. 5 - 46 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

47. Ch. 5 - 47 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

48. Ch. 5 - 48 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e A total of four months interest will be credited. months interest interest of months (four) months Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added? Check your skill...

49. Ch. 5 - 49 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e A total of four months interest will be credited. months interest interest of months (four) months Should an apostrophe s or just an apostrophe be added? Check your skill...

50. Ch. 5 - 50 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e A total of four months interest will be credited. months interest interest of months (four) months add an apostrophe [months’] Check your skill...

51. Ch. 5 - 51 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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.

52. Ch. 5 - 52 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Which of the following possessives should be expressed with a prepositional phrase? the girl’s shoes the desk’s legs an accountant’s ledgers Check your skill...

53. Ch. 5 - 53 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

54. Ch. 5 - 54 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

55. Ch. 5 - 55 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Compound Nouns The final element of a compound should show the possessive. mother-in-law’s car editor in chief’s suggestions Problem Possessives

56. Ch. 5 - 56 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

57. Ch. 5 - 57 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

58. Ch. 5 - 58 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

59. Ch. 5 - 59 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

60. Ch. 5 - 60 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

61. Ch. 5 - 61 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

62. Ch. 5 - 62 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

63. Ch. 5 - 63 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Abbreviations Make abbreviations possessive by following the same guidelines as for animate nouns (people and animals). CPAs’ convention Barker Bros.’ sale Problem Possessives

64. Ch. 5 - 64 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

65. Ch. 5 - 65 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

66. Ch. 5 - 66 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

67. Ch. 5 - 67 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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. Adding to the Five Steps

68. Ch. 5 - 68 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Addition If an extra syllable can be easily pronounced in the possessive form, add an apostrophe and an s. Adding to the Five Steps

69. Ch. 5 - 69 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Extra Syllable Can Be Easily Pronounced tests for the class Adding to the Five Steps

70. Ch. 5 - 70 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Extra Syllable Can Be Easily Pronounced tests for the classthe class’s tests Adding to the Five Steps

71. Ch. 5 - 71 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Extra Syllable Can Be Easily Pronounced tests for the classthe class’s tests the motorcycle of Les Adding to the Five Steps

72. Ch. 5 - 72 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Extra Syllable Can Be Easily Pronounced tests for the classthe class’s tests the motorcycle of LesLes’s motorcycle Adding to the Five Steps

73. Ch. 5 - 73 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Extra Syllable Can Be Easily Pronounced tests for the classthe class’s tests the motorcycle of LesLes’s motorcycle the table of the waitress Adding to the Five Steps

74. Ch. 5 - 74 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Extra Syllable Can Be Easily Pronounced tests for the classthe class’s tests the motorcycle of LesLes’s motorcycle the table of the waitressthe waitress’s table Adding to the Five Steps

75. Ch. 5 - 75 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Extra Syllable Can Be Easily Pronounced tests for the classthe class’s tests the motorcycle of LesLes’s motorcycle the table of the waitressthe waitress’s table the job of Mrs. Betz Adding to the Five Steps

76. Ch. 5 - 76 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Extra Syllable Can Be Easily Pronounced tests for the classthe class’s tests the motorcycle of LesLes’s motorcycle the table of the waitressthe waitress’s table the job of Mrs. BetzMrs. Betz’s job Adding to the Five Steps

77. Ch. 5 - 77 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Extra Syllable Cannot Be Easily Pronounced games of the boys Adding to the Five Steps

78. Ch. 5 - 78 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Extra Syllable Cannot Be Easily Pronounced games of the boys boys’ games Adding to the Five Steps

79. Ch. 5 - 79 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Extra Syllable Cannot Be Easily Pronounced games of the boys boys’ games car of the Joneses Adding to the Five Steps

80. Ch. 5 - 80 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Extra Syllable Cannot Be Easily Pronounced games of the boys boys’ games car of the Joneses the Joneses’ car Adding to the Five Steps

81. Ch. 5 - 81 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Extra Syllable Cannot Be Easily Pronounced games of the boys boys’ games car of the Joneses the Joneses’ car offices of managers Adding to the Five Steps

82. Ch. 5 - 82 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

83. Ch. 5 - 83 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 1. testimony of the witness Check your skill...

84. Ch. 5 - 84 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 1. testimony of the witness witness’s testimony Check your skill...

85. Ch. 5 - 85 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 2. books of the students Check your skill...

86. Ch. 5 - 86 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 2. books of the students students’ books Check your skill...

87. Ch. 5 - 87 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 3. contracts of both companies Check your skill...

88. Ch. 5 - 88 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 3. contracts of both companies companies’ contracts Check your skill...

89. Ch. 5 - 89 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 4. role of the actress Check your skill...

90. Ch. 5 - 90 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 4. role of the actress actress’s role Check your skill...

91. Ch. 5 - 91 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 5. roles of the actresses Check your skill...

92. Ch. 5 - 92 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 5. roles of the actresses actresses’ roles Check your skill...

93. Ch. 5 - 93 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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’

94. Ch. 5 - 94 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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

95. Ch. 5 - 95 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 1. the car of Mrs. Metz Traditional Popular Check your skill...

96. Ch. 5 - 96 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

97. Ch. 5 - 97 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 2. the car of the Metzes Traditional Popular Check your skill...

98. Ch. 5 - 98 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 2. the car of the Metzes Traditional Popular the Metzes’ car Check your skill...

99. Ch. 5 - 99 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 3. the car of Mr. Williams Traditional Popular Check your skill...

100. Ch. 5 - 100 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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...

101. Ch. 5 - 101 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 4. the car of Mrs. Flores Traditional Popular Check your skill...

102. Ch. 5 - 102 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 4. the car of Mrs. Flores Traditional Popular Mrs. Flores’s car Mrs. Flores’ car Check your skill...

103. Ch. 5 - 103 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 5. the car of the Harrises Traditional Popular Check your skill...

104. Ch. 5 - 104 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 5. the car of the Harrises Traditional Popular the Harrises’ car Check your skill...

105. Ch. 5 - 105 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 6. the car of Russ Traditional Popular Check your skill...

106. Ch. 5 - 106 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Change the following prepositional phrase to a possessive form. 6. the car of Russ Traditional Popular Russ’s car Russ’ car Check your skill...

107. Ch. 5 - 107 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 1. At a recent stockholders meeting, the president of the company praised all 300 employees. Chapter 5 - Quiz

108. Ch. 5 - 108 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 1. At a recent stockholders meeting, the president of the company praised all 300 employees. Chapter 5 - Quiz

109. Ch. 5 - 109 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 1. At a recent stockholders’ meeting, the president of the company praised all 300 employees. Chapter 5 - Quiz

110. Ch. 5 - 110 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 2. After only one years training, the pilot received his instrument rating. Chapter 5 - Quiz

111. Ch. 5 - 111 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 2. After only one years training, the pilot received his instrument rating. Chapter 5 - Quiz

112. Ch. 5 - 112 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 2. After only one year’s training, the pilot received his instrument rating. Chapter 5 - Quiz

113. Ch. 5 - 113 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 3. A total of ten companies in the survey area indicated that they would be hiring new employees. Chapter 5 - Quiz

114. Ch. 5 - 114 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 3. A total of ten companies in the survey area indicated that they would be hiring new employees. Correct Chapter 5 - Quiz

115. Ch. 5 - 115 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 4. Product updates on disks are now distributed to our sales staff. Chapter 5 - Quiz

116. Ch. 5 - 116 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 4. Product updates on disks are now distributed to our sales staff. Correct Chapter 5 - Quiz

117. Ch. 5 - 117 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 5. Mike’s and Sonia’s apartment is near the shopping center. Chapter 5 - Quiz

118. Ch. 5 - 118 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 5. Mike’s and Sonia’s apartment is near the shopping center. Chapter 5 - Quiz

119. Ch. 5 - 119 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 5. Mike and Sonia’s apartment is near the shopping center. Chapter 5 - Quiz

120. Ch. 5 - 120 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 6. We have received only two complaints from customers in the past six months. Chapter 5 - Quiz

121. Ch. 5 - 121 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 6. We have received only two complaints from customers in the past six months. Correct Chapter 5 - Quiz

122. Ch. 5 - 122 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 7. The meeting will be held at Kevin’s home or at Jennifers. Chapter 5 - Quiz

123. Ch. 5 - 123 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 7. The meeting will be held at Kevin’s home or at Jennifers. Chapter 5 - Quiz

124. Ch. 5 - 124 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 7. The meeting will be held at Kevin’s home or at Jennifer’s. Chapter 5 - Quiz

125. Ch. 5 - 125 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 8. My boss office was moved to make way for the Electronics Department. Chapter 5 - Quiz

126. Ch. 5 - 126 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 8. My boss office was moved to make way for the Electronics Department. Chapter 5 - Quiz

127. Ch. 5 - 127 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 8. My boss’s office was moved to make way for the Electronics Department. Chapter 5 - Quiz

128. Ch. 5 - 128 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 9. The contract requires my father-in-laws signature. Chapter 5 - Quiz

129. Ch. 5 - 129 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 9. The contract requires my father-in-laws signature. Chapter 5 - Quiz

130. Ch. 5 - 130 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 9. The contract requires my father-in-law’s signature. Chapter 5 - Quiz

131. Ch. 5 - 131 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 10. All candidates résumés were received well before the deadline. Chapter 5 - Quiz

132. Ch. 5 - 132 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 10. All candidates résumés were received well before the deadline. Chapter 5 - Quiz

133. Ch. 5 - 133 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct. 10. All candidates’ résumés were received well before the deadline. Chapter 5 - Quiz

134. Ch. 5 - 134 Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e END