To make words that end with 'y' plural, you generally change the 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'. For example, baby becomes babies, city becomes cities. However, there are some exceptions, such as adding just an 's' to words that end in a vowel followed by 'y', like in toys or days.
No, the correct possessive form for "Jones" is "Jones's." Adding just an apostrophe at the end ("Jones'") is used only for plural nouns ending in "s."
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No, possessive pronouns do not have apostrophes. Examples of possessive pronouns include "mine," "yours," "his," "hers," "ours," and "theirs." Each of these words already indicates possession without needing an apostrophe.
To pluralize a possessive noun, you typically add an apostrophe and an "s" after the plural noun, such as "dogs' toys" or "cats' beds." If the plural noun already ends in "s," you just add an apostrophe, like "students' books."
Possessives are words or phrases that show ownership or belonging to someone or something. They are typically formed by adding an apostrophe and an "s" ('s) to the end of a noun, indicating that the noun possesses or belongs to something else. Examples include "the dog's bone" or "Sarah's car."
Nominative case refers to the subject of a sentence, while the accusative case refers to the direct object. Possessive case indicates ownership. Nominative, accusative, and possessive are all ways in which nouns change form based on their grammatical function in a sentence.
controlling and tries to control everything a person does!
they also don't like that person knowing anyone else
When a person is so afraid to lose a person as a friend or boyfriend or girlfriend they become possessive and paranoid about little things
A singular possessive noun shows that one person or thing owns or has something. It is formed by adding an apostrophe and -s ('s) to the singular noun. For example, "John's car" shows that the car belongs to John.
A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words that form a word with its own meaning. Most compound nouns in English are formed by nouns modified by other nouns or adjectives.
For example:
The words tooth and paste are each nouns in their own right, but if you join them together they form a new word - toothpaste.
The word black is an adjective and board is a noun, but if you join them together they form a new word - blackboard.
Other examples:
Primaries are elections held by political parties to choose their candidates for an upcoming election. A convention is a meeting where party delegates officially nominate their candidates and finalize their party platform for the election. Primaries are usually held before the convention to determine the candidates who will be officially endorsed at the convention.
"Which" is used for things or animals, while "whom" is used for people as the object of a verb or preposition. "Which" typically introduces a clause giving further information about a noun, while "whom" is the objective form of "who" and is used as the object of a verb or preposition in a sentence.
Yes, "years" is a plural noun. It refers to a period of 365 days or 12 months typically used to measure time.
Subjective scoring is a method of evaluating or grading something based on personal opinion or interpretation rather than objective criteria. It relies on the individual's judgment, beliefs, or preferences, which can introduce bias or inconsistencies in the scoring process.
There are three nouns in "look before you leap" - "look," "before," and "leap."
"Which" is used when choosing between a known set of options, while "what" is used when asking about something unknown or unspecified. For example, "Which of these two books do you prefer?" versus "What is your favorite book?"
Yes, the word "place" is a noun. It is used to refer to a specific point, area, or location in space.
A singular possessive is a grammatical form used to show that one person or thing possesses or owns something. It involves adding an apostrophe and the letter "s" ('s) to the noun that is doing the possessing. For example, "the cat's tail" shows that the tail belongs to the cat.
Plough is the "correct" English spelling. Plow is an Americanism probably invented by Noah Webster in the interest of spelling simplification. The noun and the verb are spelt the same (either as plough or plow) depending on the country.
No, the word 'and' is a conjunction, a word that joins two words or groups of words in a sentence.
Examples:
Mark and Mike walked home together. (nouns)
Marcy had a red and white bicycle. (adjectives)
Molly washed and dried the dishes. (verbs)
Mark likes the chocolate and Marcy likes the strawberry. (compound sentence)
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence; for example:
You and I can walk home together. (the pronouns 'you and I' take the place of the nouns for the name of the speaker and the name of the person spoken to)
A noun clause that functions as a subject complement is called a subject complement clause. This type of clause renames or describes the subject of the sentence. It typically follows a linking verb such as "is," "seems," or "becomes."
The pronouns that take the place of the noun thief are 'he' or 'she' as a subject, and 'him' or 'her' as the object of a verb or a preposition. Example sentences:
That thief grabbed my purse; he ran into the crowd where I can't see him.
That thief grabbed my purse; she ran into the crowd where I can't see her.
In the case that the gender of the thief is unknown, the pronouns 'he' and 'him' are most often used.
The word 'guilty' is an adjective, a word that describes a noun.
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
The word 'guilty' is the adjective form of the noun guilt.
The pronoun that takes the place of the noun guilt in a sentence is it.
Examples:
He finally admitted his guilt. He could not bear it on his conscience. (the pronoun 'it' takes the place of the noun 'guilt' in the second sentence)
He had a guilty conscience. (the adjective 'guilty' describes the noun 'conscience')
A cybercriminal can harm a person by using their stolen personal information for identity theft, financial fraud, phishing attacks, or other forms of cybercrime. This can lead to financial loss, damaged credit, reputational harm, and even legal consequences for the victim. It is important for individuals to safeguard their personal information and be cautious of any suspicious activity related to their identity.