...
• If the plural of the word ends in s, add only the apostrophe.
the boys’ team
the Joneses’ address
the two leaders’ rift
the Russians’ policy
• In compounds, make only the last ... three of them have been out of
commission for some time.)
Note that the placement of the periods in the last two examples above depends on
whether the parenthetical inser...
... strengthen the overall reputation
of some well known companies. A lot of the work is classified as
B2B (business-to-business) – that is promoting the company to
other businesses, rather than ... about the product, and sending them
to journalists to see if I can get them interested in the launch?
I: Yes, although that is selling the job very short! Researching the
right media...
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GASP (V)
They gasped in amazement at his antics
He was gasping for breath.
GATHER
The children gathered around the maypole.
The Hindu worshippers are gathering by the Ganges.
The crowd gathered ... her clothes on the branches of a
tree.
The children hung onto (i.e. focused totally on) the
storyteller’s every word.
They hung the painting over the fireplace.
The...
... than to the mood and temper of the author. If the writing is solid and good, the mood
and temper of the writer will eventually be revealed and not at the expense of the work.
Therefore, the first ...
the beginner find the way to a satisfactory style.
1. Place yourself in the background.
Write in a way that draws the reader's attention to the sense and subst...
... over
the next truck to the east.
The second sortie, of May , showed two trucks on the most north-
erly of the lines leading into the tall building standing just outside the
ellipse. The truck ... inside
and outside the ellipse on both sorties. [The earlier sortie] shows a
train of five vehicles on the middle one of the tracks, on the curves
south-west of the el...
... appear, the old ones fading as the others show
themselves; but in childhood they are often scanty, though whether few or many, they are the external
characteristic of the disease just as the rash ... appear on the abdomen, sometimes also on the chest and back. They disappear for the moment if
pressure is made on them, but reappear the moment the pressure is withdrawn. Now...
... brothers of
the Order of St. Augustine, welcomes
students of all faiths. The university
consists of five colleges: The College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences, The
School of Business, The College ... of our classes, and see how the newly acquired
knowledge increases productivity and impacts your bottom line. The pilot program offers the
following services to the organizat...
... brother anticipated the upturn in the
market.
My brother expected the upturn in the
market.
In the second example, the word
anticipated
is ambiguous. It could mean simply that the
brother ... is the use of the plural pronoun with the antecedent
anybody, somebody,
someone
, the intention being either to avoid the awkward
he or she
or to avoid committing
ones...