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jace

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To form the possessive of a compound noun, make the last word possessive.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A sentence reads My father-in-laws boss was a pleasant man. In this sentence, father-inlaws is the possessive form of the word father-in-law.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

TRUE
To form the possessive of a compound noun, make the last word possessive. If the last word
ends in s, add an apostrophe. Otherwise, add an apostrophe plus s.

Answer to Question 2

FALSE
In the given sentence, father-in-law's is the possessive form of the word father-in-law. To
form the possessive of a compound noun, make the last word possessive.




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Reply 2 on: Jun 23, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


matt95

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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