Question

1. change the following noun phrases so that each includes a possessive.

example: the glasses of the doctor-the doctors glasses
a. the sister of lois
b. a vacation of two weeks
c. the parents of the children
d. the dresses of the ladies
e. the branch of the tree

1. correct any misspelled words in the following sentences.

a. there house is on fire.
b. marcy swerved and stepped on the breaks.
c. the camels moved like saleing ships across the burning dessert.
d. in carries judgement, her mother was to blame.
e. craig was embarassed when his daugter droped her plate.
f. obeying his conscience, mike agreed to forfiet the game.
g. that families merryment seems to effect theyre pets, too.
h. jesse said he couldnt here the band from his third-tear seat.

Explanation:

Analyze possessive noun rules

To change noun phrases to possessive forms, we apply standard apostrophe rules:

• Singular nouns: Add 's (e.g., "Lois's" or "Lois'", "tree's").
• Plural nouns ending in s: Add only an apostrophe (e.g., "ladies'").
• Plural nouns not ending in s: Add 's (e.g., "children's").
• Time expressions: Treat like regular nouns (e.g., "two weeks'").

Formulate possessive phrases

• a. "the sister of Lois" becomes Lois's sister (or Lois' sister).
• b. "a vacation of two weeks" becomes two weeks' vacation.
• c. "the parents of the children" becomes the children's parents.
• d. "the dresses of the ladies" becomes the ladies' dresses.
• e. "the branch of the tree" becomes the tree's branch.

Identify spelling errors in sentences

We examine each sentence carefully to find misspelled words, including homophone errors:

• a. "There" should be Their (possessive pronoun).
• b. "breaks" should be brakes (stopping mechanism).
• c. "saleing" should be sailing; "dessert" should be desert (arid land).
• d. "judgement" is acceptable in British English but judgment is standard in American English (no spelling error is strictly incorrect, but we note it).
• e. "embarassed" should be embarrassed; "daugter" should be daughter; "droped" should be dropped.
• f. "conscence" should be conscience; "forfiet" should be forfeit.
• g. "families" should be family's (singular possessive) or families'; "merryment" should be merriment; "effect" should be affect; "they're" should be their.
• h. "here" should be hear; "third-tear" should be third-tier.

Correct the sentences

• a. Their house is on fire.
• b. Marcy swerved and stepped on the brakes.
• c. The camels moved like sailing ships across the burning desert.
• d. In Carrie's judgment, her mother was to blame.
• e. Craig was embarrassed when his daughter dropped her plate.
• f. Obeying his conscience, Mike agreed to forfeit the game.
• g. That family's merriment seems to affect their pets, too.
• h. Jesse said he couldn't hear the band from his third-tier seat.

Answer:

Question 2

a. Lois's sister (or Lois' sister)
b. two weeks' vacation
c. the children's parents
d. the ladies' dresses
e. the tree's branch

Question 3

a. Their house is on fire.
b. Marcy swerved and stepped on the brakes.
c. The camels moved like sailing ships across the burning desert.
d. In Carrie's judgment, her mother was to blame.
e. Craig was embarrassed when his daughter dropped her plate.
f. Obeying his conscience, Mike agreed to forfeit the game.
g. That family's merriment seems to affect their pets, too.
h. Jesse said he couldn't hear the band from his third-tier seat.