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the meeting of men—the men’s meeting
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the hoofs of oxen—the oxen’s hoofs
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In the above groups of words, children, men, and oxen are plural nouns, which do not
end in -s. We used an apostrophe (’) with s to form their possessives.
We use an apostrophe (’) without s, when a plural noun ends in -s.
the books of the students—the students’ books
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the school of boys—the boys’ school
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the tails of foxes—the foxes’ tails
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In the above groups of words, students, boys, and foxes are plural nouns. We used only
an apostrophe (’) to form their possessives.
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Rememberemember
We do not use an apostrophe (’) with non-living objects.
Practice Time 3
A. Complete the sentences with the use of an apostrophe.
1. This bungalow belongs to Sandhya.
It is __________________________________________________________________________.
2. The newspaper has my picture on its front page.
My picture is on the ____________________________________________________________.
3. That boy has a unique ID card.
It is that ______________________________________________________________________.
4. This book belongs to John.
It is _______________ ___________________________________________________________.
5. Mukul has a brother, Pankaj. Nouns: Gender, Number, and Case
Pankaj is ______________________________________________________________________.
B. Rewrite the sentences using the correct possessive forms.
1. The toys of the children were not in the box.
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. Where is the school of girls?
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. The wife of the President hosted the party.
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. The heroes of India have come back from the Olympic Games.
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. The horns of the stag got stuck in the mud.
_______________________________________________________________________________
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