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=== Apostrophe for possession === | === Apostrophe for possession === | ||
* only nouns can possess nouns | * only nouns can possess nouns | ||
** see | ** that is, possessive nouns must be followed by a noun | ||
*** ex. "the dog's bone" ("dog" and "bone" are nouns) | |||
*** with the exception that an adjective may modify the possessed noun | |||
**** as in, "the dog's tasty bone" << "tasty" correctly modifies "bone" | |||
*** otherwise, possessive nouns cannot be followed by punctuation, verbs, adverbs, preposition, etc. | |||
<pre>As the carbon dioxide level in Earth’s atmosphere rises, the [10] [worlds’ ocean’s] absorb more carbon dioxide | |||
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click EXPAND for an example from CB Practice test no. 9 Writing section no., question no. 10: | |||
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A) worlds’ ocean’s [NO CHANGE] | |||
B) world’s oceans’ | |||
C) world’s oceans | |||
D) worlds oceans</pre> | |||
Elimination: | |||
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x A) worlds’ ocean’s [NO CHANGE] << eliminate because "ocean's" absorb" = the singular noun "ocean" cannot possess the verb "absorb"; also a possessive noun cannot possess another possessive noun; also | |||
x B) world’s oceans’ << eliminate because "oceans'" absorb" = the plural noun "oceans" cannot possess the verb "absorb" | |||
y C) world’s oceans << the possessive noun "world" correctly possesses the plural noun "oceans" | |||
x D) worlds oceans</pre> << eliminate because the plural noun "worlds" cannot modify the plural noun "oceans" (see "attributive noun" section for rules on how a singular (and not plural) noun can modify another noun") | |||
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click EXPAND for more on apostrophe for possession: | |||
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* <pre>'s</pre> = the suffix for a singular noun to indicate possession | * <pre>'s</pre> = the suffix for a singular noun to indicate possession | ||
** ex. "the dog's toy" = one dog possesses (has) a toy | ** ex. "the dog's toy" = one dog possesses (has) a toy | ||
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** if there are two possessor nouns possessing different things (such as "their own"), both possessor nouns will use the apostrophe | ** if there are two possessor nouns possessing different things (such as "their own"), both possessor nouns will use the apostrophe | ||
*** i.e., "Ted and Javon's teams both won the game" | *** i.e., "Ted and Javon's teams both won the game" | ||
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=== Possessive pronoun === | === Possessive pronoun === | ||