Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Apostrophes and Writing Your Draft

Apostrophes! pages 420-421 in Everyday Writer.

What are the meanings of these sentences? Copy and explain:

My brother's dog's food is rotting.
 
My brothers' dog's food is rotting.
 
My brothers' dogs' food is rotting.
 
My brother's dogs' food is rotting.
 
 
Possession, yes, but what about these words?  his, hers, theirs, ours, yours, its, whose.

Special confusion points go to its, your, their and whose because of it's, you're, they're and who's.

Do the handout. Then work on your draft for tomorrow.

Homework:

1. Draft 1 due Problem/ Solution paper

2. TWFTD: possessive in OED.
 
 


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