To show possession or ownership of a noun, we use an apostrophe (') with the noun. Take a look at the table given below. | Rule | Example | | :--- | :------ | | We add 's at the end of singular nouns. | the girl's cap, Aditya's car | | We add an apostrophe (') at the end of plural nouns that end in -s. | the girls' shoes, the players' kits | | For plural nouns that do not end in -s, we add 's at the end of the word. | women's bags, children's park | | When something is jointly owned, we add 's after the name of the second person. | Ria and Sia's cat, Mum and Dad's house | Write the possessive case for the singular nouns given below. 1. car of my father: my father's car 2. bag of my sister: my sister's bag 3. the pet of Ahmed: Ahmed's pet 4. tail of the monkey: the monkey's tail 5. feathers of the peacock: the peacock's feathers Write the possessive case for the plural nouns given below. 1. cycles of the postmen: the postmen's cycles 2. the kits of the players: the players' kits 3. croaking of the frogs: the frogs' croaking 4. the computers of the men: the men's computers
Answer (1)
To understand how to form the possessive case of nouns in English, we follow specific rules related to adding apostrophes:
For singular nouns , we generally add an apostrophe followed by an 's' ('s) to show possession. For the given examples:
The car of my father becomes my father’s car .
The bag of my sister becomes my sister’s bag .
The pet of Ahmed becomes Ahmed’s pet .
The tail of the monkey becomes the monkey’s tail .
The feathers of the peacock become the peacock’s feathers .
For plural nouns that end with an 's', we simply add an apostrophe (') at the end of the word:
The cycles of the postmen becomes the postmen’s cycles .
The kits of the players becomes the players’ kits .
The croaking of the frogs becomes the frogs’ croaking .
When a plural noun does not end in 's', we add 's to form the possessive:
The computers of the men becomes the men’s computers .
These rules help in identifying and correctly using the possessive form to denote ownership or relationships between nouns.
