Author Question: To form the possessive of a compound noun, make the last word possessive. Indicate whether the ... (Read 63 times)

jace · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

To form the possessive of a compound noun, make the last word possessive.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

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

jazzlynnnnn · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

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.