grammar possesive and compound nouns

Question 1

When something belongs to a particular person or thing

Answer 1

APOSTROPHE AT THE END

Question 2

If a name (or singular noun) finishes in -s

Answer 2

either put an APOSTOPHE AT THE END or ADD ´S

Question 3

with plural nouns

Answer 3

we put the apostrophe after the -s

Question 4

with plural nouns that DON´T end in -s

Answer 4

we add -´s

Question 4

we omit the word when -´s refers to

Answer 4

PREMISSES
eg: house, store

Question 5

´s or ´s with time expressions

Answer 5

Eg: yesterday´s news

Question 6

• if we mention two people…*

Answer 6

we put the -´s on the second name

Question 7

using of instead of apostrophe

Answer 7

with things or abstract nouns

Question 8

to express possesion with a long phrase

Answer 8

we tend to us of and not -´s

Question 9

With friend, college, etc

Answer 9

we often say
eg: a friend of + name/noun + ´s

Question 10

COMPOUND NOUNS
meaning

Answer 10

• To express many common ideas in English

Question 11

COMPOUND NOUNS
form

Answer 11

• The first noun modifies or describe the second noun
• the first noun is usually singular, unless it has no singular form

Question 12

COMPOUND NOUNS
use

Answer 12

to describe a common class of object or person

Question 13

with containers a COMPOUND NOUN

Answer 13

• Focuses on the container (eg: a milk carton)
  *Whereas the container + possesive noun focuses on the content (a carton of milk)