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B. Change the following possessives into their singular forms.

1. the children’s park
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2. the girls’ shoes
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3. the boys’ hostel
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4. the women’s purses

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5. the pets’ place

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6. the horses’ stable

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Open Sesame

Usages of Apostrophe (’)

1. When the noun is singular and a living Example: boy’s books, lion’s mane

thing. (but we don’t write book’s cover;
we write book cover)

2. When a noun is plural but does not end Example: children’s books
in 's'.

3. When a noun is plural and ends in 's' Example: boys’ hostel
(apostrophe is placed at the end of the
word).

4. When a noun or � tle has several words. Example: Prime Minister’s Residence

5. When two nouns are closely connected. Example: Reid and Taylor’s shop.

6. When two connected nouns exist with Example: Mahadevi’s and Nirala’s Apostrophe (’)
their separate iden� � es. poems.

7. When the noun is singular and a Example: nature’s law, the earth’s
personifi ed object. crust.

8. When the noun denotes � me. Example: the Republic Day’s march,
in a year’s � me.

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