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- 4.2 NOUNS. GENITIVE FORMS
4. NOUNS4.1 NOUN COMPOUNDSA Sample sentences
B Form A noun compound comprises two or more nouns which are combined together into a phrase. A noun compound comprises: one or more modifying nouns + a head noun The modifying noun acts like an adjective and gives more information about the head noun. A: We have carried out a survey. (head noun) B: What type of survey? A: A market survey. (modifying noun) 1. The modifying noun, like an adjective, comes before the head noun:
2. The modifying noun, like an adjective, remains in the singular:
3. There are no fixed rules about writing compounds: conversion process (two separate words) law-breaker (hyphenated) timescale (one word)
work force work-force workforce C Practice 1. Read this short newspaper report and underline all examples of noun compounds. Alpo wins Jordan order Alpo Holdings has boosted its drive into automobile markets with a $47.5 m sales contract to build 2,000 bus bodies for the Jordanian government. The order equates to 46 per cent of Alpo's bus parts turnover and is backed by a cash deposit and a $37 m OECD-supported buyer credit.
b) a machine which is a tool c) a holiday which lasts ten days d) a report on an accident f) a licence to export 3. Below are seven newspaper headlines. Break the noun compounds into longer phrases which could be the opening lines for each report. The first has been done for you. 1Government policy crisis ‒ There is a crisis in government policy ... 2Poisonous Chemicals Disaster 3North Sea Oil Rig Accident 4Air Speed Record 5Airport Congestion Problem 6Chemicals Industry Results Disaster 7Gas Pollution Row 4. You work for Arrow and you have to arrange insurance for the plant. Below is a letter to an insurance company requesting a visit and a quote for insurance. Using words from the box, fill in the spaces with appropriate noun compounds. administration park despatch loading production storage
4.2 NOUNS. GENITIVE FORMSA Sample sentences
B Form The genitive is written with an apostrophe (+ s if the noun is singular) or with the preposition of: this year's results (= the results of this year) the last two quarters' results (the results of the last two quarters) the development of a new distribution network the prices of all new products
a) human nouns: Clinton's election b) animal nouns: the lion's share c) time nouns: the last two quarters' results d) location nouns: Rotaronga's trading partners; the country's development e) organization nouns, where an organization is a group of people: the government's decision; the board's reaction 2 We use the genitive with of with things: the lid of the machine (not: the machine's lid) the development of management science
the company's results or the results of the company the meeting's decision or the decision of meeting
2. Each of the sentences below contains a genitive using of. If it is grammatically correct to do so, change it to a construction with an apostrophe. 1 The results of the pharmaceutical group Physic are encouraging. 2 Turnover for the first two quarters has shown a 20 per cent rise. 3 The workforce of the company will benefit. 4 All the pay packets of the employees will include a bonus. 5 A meeting of the shareholders scheduled for the end of September will be a cheerful affair. 6 The Chairman of the Board celebrates ten years in that role. 7 Profits for each year of his tenure have increased well above the industry average.
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