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I. Mechanics
A. Noun plurals
A few noun plurals are irregular. The plural form for wife is wives;
housewife becomes housewives. The plural for person is people.
Follow the rules in chapter 3, section II and make these nouns plural:
letter, name, teacher, list, pen pal, month, year, hobby, housewife, student,
person, city, winter, eye, picture
B. Capital letters for the names of streets, cities, states, and countries.
Commas and question marks.
We use a capital letter for street names, the names of cities,
states, and countries. In an address, the city and state are separated
by a comma.
1239 Lincoln Boulevard
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701
U.S.A.
A question ends with a question mark:
Is the weather warm in Venezuela?
Copy the sentences, and make all the corrections that are necessary.
1. roberto lives in Caracas Venezuela
2. sara lives in the united states
3. her home is in fairbanks alaska
4. she lives at 1239 lincoln boulevard
5. is the weather pleasant in Venezuela
6. are the winters cold in fairbanks
7. my sisters name is teresa
8. my brothers name is alfredo
9. do you have any brothers and sisters
10. do you have any hobbies
II. Grammar
Possessive adjectives
Below are the words that are used before nouns to show possession.
Ifi my hefi his wefi our
youfi your shefi her theyfi their
itfi its (no apostrophe!)
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