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punctuation: to show possession: if a plural noun ends in s, just add an apostrophe. ex. - horses corral if a plural noun doesnt end in s, add an apostrophe () plus s. ex. - oxens yoke write the possessive noun and the item(s) owned (possessed). 2. a. a camel belonging to one owner - b. a camel belonging to two owners - c. cell phones belonging to a dentist - parts of speech: adjectives some adjectives describe. ex. - run - down building other adjectives, called limiting adjectives, dont describe. these include articles (a, an, the), numbers, demonstrative adjectives (this, that, these, those) and indefinites (some, many, several, any, no, few, etc.). ex. - a rig ten plates these tags many clouds circle any adjectives. 3. that police officer in an unmarked car stopped two vehicles with no license plates. phrases: a participial phrase may consist of a present participle plus a word(s). ex. - stopping suddenly a participial phrase may be placed at the beginning of a sentence. it serves as an adjective that describes the subject of the sentence. ex. - hiccupping loudly, the woman dashed from the room. hiccupping loudly describes the woman. it is an adjective phrase. circle the participial phrase. draw an arrow to the word it modifies (goes over to). 4. jumping up and down, the little boy pointed toward a puppy.
2a. Since it's one owner, we add 's to the singular noun "owner", so it's "owner's camel".
2b. Since it's two owners (plural noun "owners" ending in s), we just add an apostrophe, so it's "owners' camel".
2c. Since "dentist" is singular, we add 's, so it's "dentist's cell phones".
- The adjectives are "unmarked", "two", "no". "Unmarked" describes the car, "two" limits the number of vehicles, and "no" limits the license - plates.
- The participial phrase is "Jumping up and down" and it modifies "the little boy".
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2a. owner's camel
2b. owners' camel
2c. dentist's cell phones
- Unmarked, two, no
- Participial phrase: Jumping up and down; Modifies: the little boy