FORMATION
OF
THE POSSESSIVE CASE :
(a)
Singular nouns form their possessive case by adding ‘s to the singular; as,
* The
boy’s dog
* My
father’s office
* His
sister's pen
* Her
dog's tail
(b) Only the apostrophe (‘) without s is added if the noun contains ( too many ) hissing sounds; as,
* For
goodness’ sake
* For
conscience’ sake
*
Jesus’ sake
*
Moses’ laws
(c) nouns ending in -s form their possessive case by adding only an apostrophe; as,
*
Boys’ school
*
Girls’ hostel
*
Dogs' tails
*
Horses' stable
(d) Plural nouns that do not end in -s, form the possessive case by adding ‘s; as,
*
Children’s books
*
Women’s club
*
Men's saloon
(e) When a noun or a title consists of several words, the Possessive sign is attached ONLY to the last word; as,
* The
King of Bhutan's visit
* The
Prime Minister of Mauritius' s speech
(f) When two nouns are in apposition, the possessive sign is put to the latter only; as,
*
That is Tagore the poet's house.
*
This is Sunil Gavaskar the cricket player's car.
(g) When two nouns are closely connected, the possessive is put to the latter; as,
*
This is Karim and Salim's bakery.
*
Maya is Rohan and Sohan's sister.
(h) Each of two or more connected nouns implying separate possession MUST take the possessive sign; as,
* I
like to read Acharya Chatur Sen's and R. K. Naraya 's novels.
*
Everybody liked Reema's and Sadhna's poems.
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