Writing Better English for ESL Learners

3. (your parents, your parents’) Is this new house?


4. (the man, the men, the men’s) Can you tell me where
   room is?


5. (Mr. Roberts, Mr. Roberts’) daughter now lives in
   Seattle.


6. (of names, of names’) I found the list in the desk
   drawer.


7. (the airports, the airport’s) Why are located so far
   from town?


8. (a grown woman, grown women, the grown women’s) It’s true that
   has a lot of responsibilities.


9. (soups, of soup, the soup’s) A large bowl costs two
   dollars.


10. (eggs, the egg’s, the eggs’) The cook needs a dozen.


11. (the bosses, the boss’) Someone parked in parking
    space.


12. (The tourist, The tourists, The tourist’s) visa seemed
    to be in order.


13. (my sisters, my brother’s, of my cousins) That’s new
    car on the corner.


14. (his stories, his story’s, his stories’) I always enjoyed
    as a child.


15. (Tom’s foot, Tom’s feet, Tom’s feet’s) are swollen
    and red.

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