Monday 24 June 2013

Possessive Nouns

*A possessive form of a noun shows ownership.
*A singular noun is changed into the possessive form by adding an apostrophe and -s. teacher's desk
*A plural noun that ends with -s or -es can be changed into the possessive form by adding an apostrophe.
trees' trunks
*Plural nouns that do not end in -s or -es can be changed into the possessive form by adding an apostrophe and -s.
children's park

Complete these sentences using the possessive form of the word given in brackets.
    1. My father got a phone call from my aunt’s (aunt) house.
    2. Anna’s (Anna) parents are away on vacation
    3.Tom’s (Tom) pets are very cute.
    4. Please buy some vegetable from the greengrocer’s (greengrocer) store.
    5. It is dangerous to enter a lion’s (lion) den.
    6. Enid Blyton’s (Enid Blyton) sories are delightful to read.
    7. nightingale’s (nightingale) call is very melodious.
    8.The soldiers’ (soldiers) guns were neatly arranged in a row.

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