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Complete the real estate agent's property descriptions by choosing the correct possessive forms.

I just visited Lisa and Tom's new house, which they bought together last week. Unfortunately, Mark's and Sarah's separate cars were blocking the driveway, so I had to park on the street. The previous tenants had to give the landlord two weeks' notice before moving out.

I just visited Lisa and Tom's new house, which they bought together last week. Unfortunately, Mark's and Sarah's separate cars were blocking the driveway, so I had to park on the street. The previous tenants had to give the landlord two weeks' notice before moving out.

Lisa and Tom's: When two people own something together (joint possession), only the final name gets the apostrophe.

Mark's and Sarah's: When two people own separate things (individual possession, as indicated by "separate cars"), both names get an apostrophe.

two weeks': Time expressions can be possessive. Since "weeks" is a plural noun ending in "s", the apostrophe goes after the "s".

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