Observe the following sentences carefully.
1. The bird’s nest is in my garden.
2. Meera found Reena’s pencil.
3. Tia lost her brother’s pen.
4. Mrs. Seema’s car is blue in color.
In the above mentioned sentences, bird’s, Reena’s, brother’s, Mrs. Seema’s are in the Possessive Case because each of these words denotes the possessor or owner of anything.
Therefore, Possessive case of a noun or pronoun shows ownership or association.
1. The girl’s grandma is not well.
2. The boy’s bat is stolen.
3. David’s father is a nice person.
Let’s see some more examples:
1. “the house of Mita” can be written as “Mita’s house”.
2. “the car of my friend” can be written as “my friend’s car”.
3. “the field of the farmer” can be written as “the farmer’s field”.
Now study the Nouns in the Possessive Case in the following Sentences.
1. Many boys’ pencils wore lost.
2. Today is my parents’ anniversary.
3. The clowns’ noses were shining.
Let’s see some more examples:
1. “the crowns of the kings” can be written as “the kings’ crowns”.
2. “the bones of the dogs” can be written as “the dogs’ bones”.
3. “the books of the teachers” can be written as “the teachers’ books”.
Now examine these sentences.
1. The children’s bag packs are in the box.
2. The men’s shirts were red in color.
3. The women’s dresses are on the shelf.
Let’s see some more examples:
1. “the wool of the sheep” can be written as “the sheep’s wool”.
2. “the purses of the women” can be written as “the women’s purses”.
3. “the cheese of the mice” can be written as “the mice’s cheese”.
Note:
1. The Possessive Case is used when the Noun represents some living thing.
Example: cow’s tail, girl’s doll etc.
2. But when the Noun represents any non-living thing, possession is generally expressed by using preposition ‘of’.
Example: cover of the book, legs of the table etc.
It is incorrect to write book’s cover or table’s legs
a. the books of the students ____________________________
b. the dolls of the girls ____________________________
c. the footballs of the children ____________________________
d. the tails of the cows ____________________________
e. the knives of the cooks ____________________________
f. the toys of the babies ____________________________
g. the bags of the ladies ____________________________
h. the opinions of the people ____________________________
i. the boats of the fishermen ____________________________
j. the frocks of the babies ____________________________
k. the laptops of the women ____________________________
l. the hoofs of the oxen ____________________________
m. the clothes of the men ____________________________
n. the shoes of the children ____________________________
o. the names of the students ____________________________
Q2) Write the possessive form of the following:
a. the book of the girl ____________________________
b. the uniforms of the team ____________________________
c. the stories of the sailors ____________________________
d. the chess board of Anil ____________________________
e. the parents of these children ____________________________
f. the shouts of the young girls ____________________________
g. the house of my friend ____________________________
h. the car of my cousin ____________________________
i. the tails of the monkeys ____________________________
j. the friend of my sister ____________________________
k. the bicycle of Ria ____________________________
l. the blankets of the babies ____________________________
m. the glasses of Jimmy ____________________________
n. the tools of the worker ____________________________
o. the language of the people ____________________________
Q3) Write the correct possessive noun for the following sentences:
a. The _____________ toys were very expensive in the mall.(Children)
b. The _____________ bag was on the desk.(girl)
c. The _____________ skin is used for making many things.(animal)
d. The __________ documents got wet in the heavy rain.(man)
e. Tia broke the _________ toy.(baby)
f. She painted her _____________ house.(doll)
g. The ___________ chirping woke me up.(bird)
h. I went with my ____________ sister to the market.(friend)
i. She searched through her __________ room for her glasses.(sister)
j. Sia used ___________ pen for the test.(Ria)
k. Where is __________ house? (Ravi)
l. The __________ fur was dark brown.(cat)
m. Have you seen ___________ umbrella.(Tia)
n. My __________ car is red in colour.(dad)
o. The ___________ nest fell from the tree.(bird)
Q4) Write the correct possessive noun for the following sentences:
a. __________ coat has stripes on it.(Ravi)
b. The _________ trip got cancelled due to bad weather.(children)
c. __________ friend wants me to join the guitar classes.(Tia)
d. The __________ bottles are made up of glass.(babies)
e. _________mom brought ice creams for the party. (Ria)
f. _________ sister was in my batch last year.(Anju)
g. __________ scale is on the table.(Abhi)
h. The __________ organisation is doing better.(women)
i. The _______________ assignment was very tough.(students)
j. The ___________ rattles are blue.(babies)
k. The ___________ paintings were amazing.(artists)
l. The _____________ laptops are not working.(teachers)
m. ____________ owners are sitting in the lawn.(horses)
n. Will you come to my ____________ house?(friend)
o. The __________ pages printed in blue colour.(book)
1. The bird’s nest is in my garden.
2. Meera found Reena’s pencil.
3. Tia lost her brother’s pen.
4. Mrs. Seema’s car is blue in color.
In the above mentioned sentences, bird’s, Reena’s, brother’s, Mrs. Seema’s are in the Possessive Case because each of these words denotes the possessor or owner of anything.
We use possessive case to show possession (i.e. ownership or belongings).
Therefore, Possessive case of a noun or pronoun shows ownership or association.
How to Form the Possessive Case
Study the Nouns in the Possessive Case in the following sentences.1. The girl’s grandma is not well.
2. The boy’s bat is stolen.
3. David’s father is a nice person.
In the above sentences the Nouns in the Possessive Case are Singular. So, we can say that
The Possessive Case of a Singular Noun is formed by adding an apostrophe (‘) and “s” to the noun.
Let’s see some more examples:
1. “the house of Mita” can be written as “Mita’s house”.
2. “the car of my friend” can be written as “my friend’s car”.
3. “the field of the farmer” can be written as “the farmer’s field”.
Now study the Nouns in the Possessive Case in the following Sentences.
1. Many boys’ pencils wore lost.
2. Today is my parents’ anniversary.
3. The clowns’ noses were shining.
In the above sentences the Nouns in the Possessive Case are Plural. So, we can say that
The Possessive Case of a Plural Noun that ends in “s” is formed by adding only an apostrophe (‘) the last letter of the word. We do not add another “s” if plural noun ends in “s”.
1. “the crowns of the kings” can be written as “the kings’ crowns”.
2. “the bones of the dogs” can be written as “the dogs’ bones”.
3. “the books of the teachers” can be written as “the teachers’ books”.
Now examine these sentences.
1. The children’s bag packs are in the box.
2. The men’s shirts were red in color.
3. The women’s dresses are on the shelf.
In the above sentences the Nouns in the Possessive Case are Plural but do not ends in “s”. So, we can say that
The Possessive Case of a Plural Noun that do not ends in “s” is formed by adding an apostrophe (‘) and “s” to the noun.
Let’s see some more examples:
1. “the wool of the sheep” can be written as “the sheep’s wool”.
2. “the purses of the women” can be written as “the women’s purses”.
3. “the cheese of the mice” can be written as “the mice’s cheese”.
Note:
1. The Possessive Case is used when the Noun represents some living thing.
Example: cow’s tail, girl’s doll etc.
2. But when the Noun represents any non-living thing, possession is generally expressed by using preposition ‘of’.
Example: cover of the book, legs of the table etc.
It is incorrect to write book’s cover or table’s legs
Practice Exercise
Q1) Write the possessive form of the following:a. the books of the students ____________________________
b. the dolls of the girls ____________________________
c. the footballs of the children ____________________________
d. the tails of the cows ____________________________
e. the knives of the cooks ____________________________
f. the toys of the babies ____________________________
g. the bags of the ladies ____________________________
h. the opinions of the people ____________________________
i. the boats of the fishermen ____________________________
j. the frocks of the babies ____________________________
k. the laptops of the women ____________________________
l. the hoofs of the oxen ____________________________
m. the clothes of the men ____________________________
n. the shoes of the children ____________________________
o. the names of the students ____________________________
Q2) Write the possessive form of the following:
a. the book of the girl ____________________________
b. the uniforms of the team ____________________________
c. the stories of the sailors ____________________________
d. the chess board of Anil ____________________________
e. the parents of these children ____________________________
f. the shouts of the young girls ____________________________
g. the house of my friend ____________________________
h. the car of my cousin ____________________________
i. the tails of the monkeys ____________________________
j. the friend of my sister ____________________________
k. the bicycle of Ria ____________________________
l. the blankets of the babies ____________________________
m. the glasses of Jimmy ____________________________
n. the tools of the worker ____________________________
o. the language of the people ____________________________
Q3) Write the correct possessive noun for the following sentences:
a. The _____________ toys were very expensive in the mall.(Children)
b. The _____________ bag was on the desk.(girl)
c. The _____________ skin is used for making many things.(animal)
d. The __________ documents got wet in the heavy rain.(man)
e. Tia broke the _________ toy.(baby)
f. She painted her _____________ house.(doll)
g. The ___________ chirping woke me up.(bird)
h. I went with my ____________ sister to the market.(friend)
i. She searched through her __________ room for her glasses.(sister)
j. Sia used ___________ pen for the test.(Ria)
k. Where is __________ house? (Ravi)
l. The __________ fur was dark brown.(cat)
m. Have you seen ___________ umbrella.(Tia)
n. My __________ car is red in colour.(dad)
o. The ___________ nest fell from the tree.(bird)
Q4) Write the correct possessive noun for the following sentences:
a. __________ coat has stripes on it.(Ravi)
b. The _________ trip got cancelled due to bad weather.(children)
c. __________ friend wants me to join the guitar classes.(Tia)
d. The __________ bottles are made up of glass.(babies)
e. _________mom brought ice creams for the party. (Ria)
f. _________ sister was in my batch last year.(Anju)
g. __________ scale is on the table.(Abhi)
h. The __________ organisation is doing better.(women)
i. The _______________ assignment was very tough.(students)
j. The ___________ rattles are blue.(babies)
k. The ___________ paintings were amazing.(artists)
l. The _____________ laptops are not working.(teachers)
m. ____________ owners are sitting in the lawn.(horses)
n. Will you come to my ____________ house?(friend)
o. The __________ pages printed in blue colour.(book)