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ADHI Ch8

Plurals & Possessives

Question	Answer
in order to change the singular forms of most nouns to form the plural	you would add an s to the end
to change the singular forms of words ending in s, x, ch, sh, or z you would	add es to form the plural
for nouns ending in y, where the y is preceded by a consonant, you would	change y to i & add es to form the plural
for nouns ending in y, where the y is preceded by a vowel, you would	just add an s
when noun ending in o is preceded by a vowel, you would form the plural by	adding s
singular nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant can take	variable plural forms; consult dictionary
singular nouns ending in f, ef, or ff, form their plurals by	adding s or changing f or ef to ve & adding s
nouns whose plurals are formed in unusual ways	irregular forms
ascites, herpes, & lues are examples of words that are	always singular in usage
adnexa & genitalia are examples of words that are	always plural in usage
when words are dictated incorrectly as nouns, when they should be adjectives, you should	recast sentence by using modifying form with its noun
expressed as separate spaced words, single words, or hyphenated words	compound nouns
pluralize the __ __ of compound noun as though it stands alone, for single-word compounds	final element
for spaced/hyphenated compound nouns, pluralize the __ __ of the compound	chief noun
if compound does not contain a(n) __, pluralize the final element	noun
form the plurals of compounds ending in __ by adding s	ful
pluralize surnames by adding s unless	they end in s, x, ch, sh, or z, & you would add es to pluralize
pluralize proper names by adding s or es based on __ __, be careful to retain original spelling	word ending
when dictated, pluralized personal titles are	best listed separately
when multiple diagnoses are dictated, express __ in heading to reflect same, even if singular form of heading dictated	pluralization
differential diagnosis is always	singular and takes singular verb
plural of most abbreviations, except __ __ __, is adding s to singular form	units of measure
plural of uppercase __ by adding s	abbreviations
form plural of lowercase abbreviations by	adding apostrophe plus s
add s to form plural of __ forms	brief
__ numbers expressed as figures are pluralized by adding s	double-digit
__ numbers are pluralized by adding apostrophe plus s	single-digit
numbers expressed in __ pluralized by adding s or es	words
single letters are pluralized by adding	apostrophe plus s
when referring to common plural of genus	use lowercase letters
for organisms that do not have common plural, add word __ or __ to genus name to indicate a plural use	species; organisms
measles, mumps, mathematics, genetics are all examples of	nouns that sound sound plural but are singular in their usage
do not italicize __ abbreviations, words & phrases used in medical reports	foreign
for foreign abbreviations, words & phrases used in medical reports always capitalize, punctuate, and space according to	standards of the language of origin
for foreign abbreviations, words & phrases used in medical reports omit __ __ except in proper names or where current usage retains them	accent marks
accent marks may be __ in electronic environments, causing document formatting & conversion problems	restricted
spell out English translation of __ __ when word stands alone	Greek letters
do not capitalize __ __ of Greek letters	English translation
when part of an extended term use the Greek letter or	spell it out according to preferred form
in extended terms, use of hyphen after Greek letter is	optional
hyphen is __ __ after English translation of Greek letter	not used
to form plural of medical terms derived from Latin/Greek, for words ending in -en by	changing -en to -ina
to form plural of medical terms derived from Latin/Greek, for words ending in -a by	adding -e
to form plural of medical terms derived from Latin/Greek, for words ending in -us by	changing -us to -i
to form plural of medical terms derived from Latin/Greek, for words ending in -on by	changing -on to -a
to form plural of medical terms derived from Latin/Greek, for words ending in -is by	changing -is to -es
to form plural of medical terms derived from Latin/Greek, for words ending in -um by	changing -um to -a
to form plural of medical terms derived from Latin/Greek, for words ending in -ix or -ex by	changing those endings to -ices
in plural forms of Latin terms adjective must agree in number, gender, & case with	the noun it modifies
adjective that may modify either plural/singular noun, depending on meaning	bilateral
express possession of singular nouns not ending in s by	adding apostrophe plus s to noun
expression of possession for singular nouns that end in s determined by	pronunciation
if new syllable formed in pronunciation of possessive noun	add apostrophe plus s to noun
if new syllable not formed in pronunciation of possessive noun	add apostrophe only
express possession for nouns that end in s or es by	adding only apostrophe
express possession of irregular plural nouns, those that do not end in s or es, by	adding 's
express possession of persona or organizational name that ends in abbreviation, number, or prepositional phrase by adding	's
when organizational name/title contains words that can be interpreted as either possessive/descriptive, use 's if	term is singular possessive noun or irregular plural noun
when organizational name/title contains words that can be interpreted as either possessive/descriptive, do not use ' if	term is descriptive plural that does not imply ownership/possession
express possession of __ __ nouns by adding 's	singular compound
express possession of plural __ __ by first forming plural; add ' if plural form ends in s; add 's if plural form does not already end in s	compound nouns
you should consider recasting sentence to avoid possessive plural forms that	do not end in s
express possession of personal pronouns by	selecting possessive form for each
express possession of indefinite pronouns by adding apostrophe and s, w/exception of	those pronouns that do not have possessive forms
express possession of __ __ by adding apostrophe plus s	singular abbreviations
express possession of plural abbreviations by adding	s plus apostrophe
ADHI advocates dropping __ forms of eponyms	possessive
when noun following eponym is omitted,	possessive form is preferred
when 2/more individuals are used to show separate possession	express each possession with each individual
using the word __, when 2/more individuals are used to show separate possession, stresses separate possession	the
express joint possession by 2/more individuals by adding apostrophe plus s to	final name alone
when noun that is modified is __ but not expressed, express possessive as though noun were included	implied
do not express possession with inanimate objects, instead use __ __ to express relationship	prepositional phrase
inanimate possessive phrases that have become expressive phrases in vernacular, retain	possessive expression
possessive phrases that refer to time, measurement, or money should	retain their possessive expressions
use possessive form of noun/pronoun modifying	gerund
recast prepositional phrases beginning with of that contain	possessive nouns/pronouns to avoid awkward phrasing
it is acceptable to retain possessive object of preposition of when it is	someone's name

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