 101  It's your right to refuse the invitation. It's been great getting to know you. Rule 11. The plurals for capital letters and numbers used as nouns are not formed with apostrophes. Examples: She consulted with three M.D.s. BUT She went to three M.D.s' offices. The apostrophe is needed here to show plural possessive. She learned her ABCs. the 1990s, not the 1990's the '90s or the mid-'70s, not the '90's or the mid-'70's She learned her times tables for 6s and 7s. Exception: Use apostrophes with capital letters and numbers when the meaning would be unclear otherwise. Examples: Please dot your I's. You don't mean Is. Ted couldn't distinguish between her 6's and 0's. You don't mean Os. Rule 12. Use the possessive case in front of a gerund (-ing word). Examples: Alex's skating was a joy to behold. This does not stop Joan's inspecting of our facilities next Thursday. Rule 13. If the gerund has a pronoun in front of it, use the possessive form of that pronoun. Examples: I appreciate your inviting me to dinner. I appreciated his working with me to resolve the conflict. Hyphens Hyphens Between Words Rule 1. To check whether a compound noun is two words, one word, or hyphenated, you may need to look it up in the dictionary. If you can't find the word in the dictionary, treat the noun as separate words. 101 |
|
|
|
|
Последние статьи
http://comtutor.ru - Семейство онлайн курсов для изучения английского языка