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THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLESOF EFFECTIVE ORALEXPRESSION  \nBY  \nEsTELLE B.HUNTER,PH.B.  \nLESSON ELEVEN  \nTHE BETTER-SPEECH INSTITUTEOF AMERICA  \n180 North Michigan Avenue,Chicago,U.S.A.  \nCONTENTS  \nPage  \nGRAMMAR ·······  \nSingular Possessive of Nouns  \nPlural Possessive of Nouns  \nSummary of Rules  \nThe Compound Possessive  \nPossessive of Inanimate Things  \nPossessive Forms of Pronouns  \nPossessive with Ing Words  \n·:·.11  \nENUNCIATION .  ·····  ·  ··  \nEnunciation Exercise 1l-A  \nEnunciation Exercise 11-B  \nEnunciation Exercise 1l-C  \n·...13  \nPRONUNCIATION .  ·     ·  .  \nPronunciation Exercise ll-A  \nPronunciation Exercise 11-B  \nVoCABULARY DEVELOPMENT··....16EFFECTIVE ExPRESSION .......20EXERCISES FOR LESSON ELEVEN..·..24ANSWERS To ExERCISES..·.29  \n1930  \nCHICAGO  \n1933 and 1935  \nCHICAGO  \n# PRACTICAL ENGLISHAND EFFECTIVE SPEECH\n\nLESSON ELEVEN  \nGRAMMAR  \nN preceding lessons we have spoken of inflection,or variationsin the form of a word according to its construction or mean-ing.We have studied the inflection of nouns and pronounsto show person and number,and we have considered two phases ofcase—the nominative and the objective.A third,the possessivecase,has to do with the ways in which words are inflected orchanged to show possession.  \n# SINGULAR POSSESSIVE OF NOUNS\n\nFirst of all,let us consider the methods of showing possessionfor a single person or thing.You will remember the old rule:Singular nouns show possession by the addition of an apostrophe(')and an s to the subject or nominative form.In each of thefollowing examples only one person or thing is indicated.  \n# POSSESSIVE OF SINGULAR NOUNS\n\nNominative FormPossessive Form(one)boy(one)boy's hat(one)fox(one)fox's tail(one)deer(one)deer's antlers(one)lady(one)lady's beads(one)thief(one)thief's gun(one)turkey(one)turkey's wings(one)man(one)man's voice(Miss)Wilson(Miss)Wilson's radio(Mr.)Schultz(Mr.)Schultz's car  \nSome proper names,as well as some common nouns,end in sin the singular nominative form.Such words are provided forby the following rule:When a singular form ends in s,the pos-sessive is formed by adding an apostrophe and an s or simply anapostrophe.In other words,the possessive of singular nouns end-ing in s may be formed just as the possessive of other singularnouns is formed,although the apostrophe alone may be used ifdesired.The words in the list below show both methods of form-ing the possessive of singulars ending in s.  \n# POSSESSIVE OF SINGULARS ENDING IN S\n\nNominative FormPossessive Form(one)princess(one)princess's or princess'(one)class(one)class's or class'(Mr.)Jones(Mr.)Jones's or Jones'(Mr.)Rogers(Mr.)Rogers's or Rogers'(Mr.)Cortes(Mr.)Cortes's or Cortes'(one)Stradivarius(one)Stradivarius's orStradivarius'  \nIf you will repeat aloud the possessive forms of the wordsabove,you will notice how much more difficult it is to sayStradiwarius's than it is to say Stradivarius'.All long names end-ing in s,x,or z sound awkward when we add both the apostropheand the s for the possessive;therefore the general practice is toadd only an apostrophe to such names.  \n# PLURAL POSSESSIVE OF NOUNS\n\nNow let us consider the possessive forms of plural nouns.Therule is:When the plural form ends in s,the possessive is formedby adding an apostrophe only;otherwise both the apostrophe andthe s are added.Perhaps this rule will be clearer if we considerits two parts separately.First,let us study some examples whichillustrate the use of an apostrophe only,since the plural formsend in s.  \nPOSSESSIVE OF NOUNS WHOSE PLURALS END IN SNominative FormPossessive Form(three)boys(three)boys'hats(two)foxes(two)foxes'tails(four)ladies(four)ladies'beads(two)thieves(two)thieves'guns(many)turkeys(many)turkeys'wings(three)misses(three)misses'coats(the)  Wilsons(the)  Wilsons'radio(the)  Schultzes(the)  Schultzes'car(the)  Joneses(the)  Joneses'h","cbCaire5w4QsCt5P","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaire5w4QsCt5P","pdf",2372683,"English","# Grammar\n## Singular Possessive of Nouns\n## Possessive of Singular Nouns\n## Possessive of Singular Nouns Ending in S\n## Plural Possessive of Nouns\n## Summary of Rules\n## The Compound Possessive\n## Possessive of Compound Nouns","[{\"question\":\"What is the basic rule for the singular possessive of nouns not ending in s?\",\"answer\":\"Add an apostrophe and s to the singular nominative form (e.g., boy's).\"},{\"question\":\"How are singular possessives formed for nouns ending in s?\",\"answer\":\"They can be formed by adding an apostrophe plus s, or by using only an apostrophe (e.g., princess's or princess').\"},{\"question\":\"What rule is used for plural possessives, and how does it differ for plurals ending in s?\",\"answer\":\"If the plural ends in s, add only an apostrophe (e.g., boys' hats). 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