English Grammar
Formation of Possessive Case
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1) The possessive of the singular noun is formed by adding 's'.
Examples:
★Ali's book
★Alhamd's house
★Father's retirement
Note: 'S' is omitted when there are hissing sounds.
Examples:
★For Conscience
★for goodness
2-The possessive of the plural nouns ending with 's' is formed by adding only an apostrophe.
Examples:
★boys'hostel
★Horses'tail
3-The possessive of the plural nouns not ending with's'is formed by adding apostrophe and 's'
Examples:
★men's club
★children's books
4-Nouns having several words must have their possessive only to the last word.
Examples:
★The president of Pakistan's speech
★The prime minister of Pakistan's visit to China.
5-the possessive of nouns in Apposition must be put to the second noun.
Examples:
★This is Ali, my favorite friend.
★he lives in Islamabad, Pakistan's Capital.
6- Two nouns having close association must have the possessive to the latter.
Examples:
★Tarik Jameel and Zakir naik's website.
★benazir and liyaqat'sUniversity.
7-Two different nouns having no relations require separate possessive forms.
Examples:
★tarik Jameel's and Zakir naik's books.
★shah's and sachal's poems.
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