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133 Nouns: Possessionossession
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Rewrite the sentences using apostrophe ( ’).

This gun belongs to the thief.
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That pencil belongs to my friend.
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This bag belongs to my father.
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That house belongs to Mr Verma.
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Let’s Learn Nouns: Possession

We use an apostrophe (’) with a noun (with or without s) to show possession.

Use of Apostrophe ( ’ ) with Singular Nouns

We use an apostrophe (’) with s when a noun is singular.

For example

the books of a student — a student’s books
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the car of my father — my father’s car
O
the pen of the teacher — the teacher’s pen
O
the dog of Meera — Meera’s dog
O
the crops of the farmer — the farmer’s crops
O
the tail of the dog — the dog’s tail
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