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POSSESSIVE

FORMS

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1. Use ‘s for all nouns not ending in s.

a. Singular nouns—The Girl’s dress is

expensive.

b. Irregular plurals of nouns—The

children’s dresses are expensive.

2. Use ‘ for all nouns already ending in s.

a. Plural nouns—The girls’ balls are

expensive.

b. Singular nouns, especially proper

nouns—Rudi’ (also Rudi’s) songs are

good.

3. Use ‘s at the end of a group of

nouns—The Queen of England’s throne

the boy from Canada’s mother

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The inflected possessive form is generally

preferred for words referring to animate

beings, the phrase for words signifying

things or ideas. However, the inflected form

may also be used with nouns that represent

:

Time (a day’s journey)

Natural phenomena (the earth’s atmosphere)

Political entities (Japan’s industrialization)

Aggregates of people working together (the

company’s new refinery)

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1. The parents of the students were invited to the

graduation.

The students’ parents were invited to the

graduation

Reason : Students is plural noun

2. It has always been the policy of this newspaper to

report the news honestly and accurately.

It has always been this newspaper’s policy to

report the news honestly and accurately.

Reason : newspaper is singular noun

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Q : The house of Mr. Jones has recently been soldA : Mr. Jones’(Mr. Jones’s)

house has recently been sold

R : Singular noun and proper noun

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Q : The crew of the ship

decided to go on strike

A : The ship’s crew decided

to go on strike

R : Aggregates of people

working together

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Q : He was irritated by the

attitude of his friends

A : He was irritated by his

friends’ attitude

R : Plural noun

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Q : The rays of the sun

shine on all

A : The sun’s rays shine on

all

R : Natural phenomena

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Q : The hunter are now on

the trail of the deer

A : The hunter are now on

deer’s trail

R : Singular noun

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Q : The doctor is waiting

for the report of the X-

ray technician

A : The doctor is waiting

for the X-ray technician’s

report

R : Aggregates of people

working together

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Q : The distance of the earth from the moon is

now known

A : The earth’s distance from the moon is now known

R : singular noun

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Q : The unwillingness of the two

countries to negotiate their

differences may lead to warfare

between them.

A : The two countries’

unwillingnes to negotiate their

differences may lead to warfare

between them.

R : Plural noun

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Q : The reputation of this railroad for

safety and reliability has brought about

its prosperity

A : This railroad’s reputation for

safety and reliability has brought

about its prosperity

R : Singular noun

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Q : The hair of the baby is

becoming lighter

A : The baby’s hair is

becoming lighter

R : Singular noun

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Q : people are not deceived for long by the outrageous lies of that woman

A : people are not deceived for long by that outrageous women’s lies

R : Singular noun

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