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11. The (waitresses’, waitress’s, waitress’) tips were not enough to satisfy
her requirement.
Waitress is singular; therefore, we simply add ’s.
12. We are tired of (each’s other, each others’,
each other’s) bad
habits.
13. The blouse is (her’s, hers’,
hers).
Hers, yours,
and ours never take an apostrophe or an
object.
14. This is (your’s, yours, yours’).
15. The (crisis’, crises’s,
crisis’s) impact tore the land apart. Crisis’s is
singular possessive. One crisis, two crises = one crisis’s impact, two
crises’ impact.
16. The (
teams’, team’s, teams’s) requests for all of those in that league
were boiled down to one item: they should be allowed to be free
agents.
Those and they indicate that teams’ is plural possessive.
17. He said he wanted (
ten dollars’, ten dollar’s, ten dollars’s) worth of
gas. The worth is equal to ten dollars; therefore, the possessive is
plural.
18. I went to (
Bob and Jane’s, Bob’s and Jane’s, Bob’s and Jane) wed-
ding. Both underlined answers are correct, yet
Bob and Jane is one

_________________________8:00.
4. When did he call you?
_________________________one day.
5. When did you hear about the test?
_________________________two weeks ago.
6. How long have you spoken Spanish?
_________________________twenty years.
7. How long will you stay here?
_________________________a month.
8. How long have you known Jill?
_________________________one year.
9. How long will you be studying?
_________________________as long as it takes to learn.
10. How long will you be at the store?
_________________________a minute.
11. When did you start coming to this lake?
_________________________I was a child.
12. How long have you been swimming without a vest?
_________________________as long as I can remember.
13. By next Tuesday, how long will you have been here?
_________________________at least a week.
14. When did you see your father?
_________________________in May.
15. How long were you in Europe?
_________________________almost a month.
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EXERCISE 7.20

___I will be studying for as long as it takes to learn.
___I will study for as long as it takes to learn.
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10. How long will you be at the store?
___I will be at the store for a minute.
11. When did you start coming to this lake?
___I started coming to this lake when I was a child. Do not use
since.
12. How long have you been swimming without a vest?
___I have been swimming without a vest for as long as I can
remember.
13. By next Tuesday, how long will you have been here?
___By next Tuesday, I will have been here for at least a week.
14. When did you see your father?
___I saw my father in May.
15. How long were you in Europe?
___I was in Europe for almost a month.
16. How long have you been smoking?
___I have not smoked in a year. Must be a negative answer with
in a year.
Or, I have not smoked for a year. (Negative or positive answer.)
17. When were you watching the game?
___I was watching the game about half the morning.
18. How long has it been since you smoked?
___I have not smoked in/for over a year.
19. How long will you be attending the meeting in London?
___I will be attending the meeting for about a week.
20. How long will your stopover be in Russia?

I like the dark one.
2. I wear the white one, because
it is cooler than the black one.
3. He is very irritating, but
I would like to work with him, because he
is funny.
4. She does not like tea, nor
do I.
5. Either
you do it, or
I will.
6. She did not want the bottle, so
I didn’t make her take it.
7. I would not have chosen him, because
I do not trust him.
8. B
ecause she lied, she was placed under arrest for perjury.
9. Bob, Ted, and
Alice had cokes before dinner.
EXERCISE 7.21
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