... the owner or possessor of
another noun. For example, in the phrase John’s book, John is said to own or possess the book.
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The ... with count nouns. However, many plurals are incorrectly used with noncount nouns.
Draw a line through each incorrectly used noncount noun and write the corrected form above it.
If the plural ... 18
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The term adjective can be used broadly for any word that modifi es a noun. In this book, how-
ever, we will divide all noun modifi ers into three smaller groups and address each group...
... some examples with
the noun being modifi ed underlined and the adjective clause in italics:
The book that I need is not in the library.
I answered all of the questions that I could.
The editorial, ... is the third-person pronoun test applied to all of the
above examples of adjective clauses:
The book that I need is not in the library.
It is not in the library.
I answered all of the questions ... a new coat of paint.
6. They had a big victory despite all the odds.
7. A new painting by the English painter Turner has just been discovered.
8. I had no illusions about my chances.
9. The...
... is human, to forgive is divine.
Infi nitive phrases differ from gerund phrases in one respect. English speakers often prefer to
move longer infi nitive phrases to the end of the sentence, putting...
... reinforcement or intervention.
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