Rewrite the sentences given below using possessive nouns. One has been done for you.
1. That is the pet of Murthy.
That is Murthy's pet.
2. This is the jacket of Mona.
3. She is the daughter of Veena.
4. These are the marbles of the boys.
5. That is the house of Raman and Aman.
6. The crowns of the kings and queens had precious gems.
Fill in the blanks with the possessive case of the nouns given in the brackets.
1. This is ______ (Dad) laptop.
2. What is your ______ (sister) name?
3. Don't hurt ______ (anyone) feelings.
4. The ______ (women) scarves are colourful.
5. The ______ (girls) rooms were spick and span.
6. The ______ (witch) magic potion tasted awful.
7. The ______ (children) books were neatly piled.
8. The ______ (boys) jerseys were lying on the bed.
9. My ______ (uncle) flight was delayed by an hour.
10. ______ (Manav and Aarav) dogs are well-trained.
Answer (2)
The sentences are rewritten to show possession, where nouns indicate ownership. The possessive forms are correctly applied by adding apostrophes or 's' as needed. Fill-in-the-blank spaces are completed with the possessive nouns appropriately.
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Converting sentences to use possessive nouns involves making the noun that possesses something into a possessive form, often by adding an apostrophe and an 's'. Let's rewrite the provided sentences:
This is Mona's jacket.
She is Veena's daughter.
These are the boys' marbles. (Note: Since 'boys' is already plural, we just add the apostrophe)
That is Raman and Aman's house. (When two people share ownership, we usually add the apostrophe 's' to the second person listed)
The kings' and queens' crowns had precious gems. (Since both 'kings' and 'queens' are plural, we just add apostrophes at the end)
Now, let's fill in the blanks with possessive nouns:
This is Dad's laptop.
What is your sister's name?
Don't hurt anyone's feelings.
The women's scarves are colourful. (Note: 'women' is already plural, so we add an apostrophe 's')
The girls' rooms were spick and span. (Since 'girls' is plural, we just add an apostrophe)
The witch's magic potion tasted awful.
The children's books were neatly piled. (Even though 'children' indicates more than one child, it is plural already, so we add an apostrophe 's')
The boys' jerseys were lying on the bed. (Since 'boys' is plural, we just add an apostrophe)
My uncle's flight was delayed by an hour.
Manav and Aarav's dogs are well-trained. (When two people share ownership of something, add apostrophe 's' to the second name)
