LESSON XVIII.
Reading edition
Point out the nouns in the possessive case in the following sentences, and state how the possessive is formed:—
1.This is a girl’s hat.
2.The girls’ yard is very clean.
3.He found a woman’s shawl.
4.The women’s waiting room is a large one.
The possessive case of a singular noun is always formed by adding ’s to the word.
The possessive case of a plural noun that ends in s is formed by adding the ’ (apostrophe) only; as boys, boys’.
The possessive case of a plural noun that does not end in s is formed by adding the ’s; as men, men’s.
EXERCISE.
Form the possessive case, singular and plural, of the following nouns:—
hat,horse,mother,lady,
knife,child,servant,grocer,
friend,fox,father-in-law,country,
deer,artist,prince,mouse.
Note.—Possession is sometimes expressed by the objective case with the preposition of; as, The eyes of children are bright, for children’s eyes are bright.