Writing 2101F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Vicia Faba, Independent Clause, Apposition

• School: Western University
• Department: Writing
• Course: Writing 2101F/G
• Professor: Tara Lee

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Never used to show possession with pronouns, only nouns. Can"t, don"t, etc. (cid:498)it"s(cid:499) is always the contraction for (cid:498)it is(cid:499) Before the added (cid:498)s(cid:499) if singular, after it to indicate plural: never with (cid:498)ours(cid:499), (cid:498)yours(cid:499) and (cid:498)its(cid:499) Must double the (cid:498)s(cid:499) with an apostrophe for single-syllable words ending in (cid:498)s(cid:499: (cid:498)keats"s poems(cid:499) or (cid:498)chris"s class(cid:499) If more than one syllable, can place apostrophe after the (cid:498)s(cid:499: (cid:498)sophocles" plays(cid:499) (cid:498)the (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:890)(cid:882)s(cid:499), (cid:498)faqs(cid:499), (cid:498)dvds(cid:499) Never used with abbreviations, numbers, or years. Never used to make a simple plural. An arrow pointing to what comes after it, generally a list or explanation/elaboration of what came before it (an appositive) Hannibal has several favourites when he dines: liver and fava beans with a glass of chianti. What comes before the colon must be an independent clause with a subject and a verb. Dashes the sentence while parentheses include extra information.