Possessives & Apostrophes Dictation: Parts and Places with Of

Listen for of between the part and the thing it belongs to. It can be very short, but it links the two noun phrases. A roof, handle or bottom needs that second phrase to show which thing the speaker means. Keep the articles too: you may hear the before both nouns. Some phrases describe a place on a larger thing; others name a feature or a map. Picture that connection while you listen, then write the complete phrase in its spoken order.