Ch. 8 – Nouns: Possession

A. Use apostrophes and rewrite the following phrases given below.
1. the brushes of the painters.
2. the wool of the sheep
3. the lunches of the students
4. the chairs of the graduates
5. the purses of the women
6. the mops of the maids

B. Use apostrophes to rewrite the expressions given below.
1. the rules of the teachers
2. the rattles of the babies
3. the nets of the fishermen
4. the knives of the chefs
5. the tails of the dogs
6. the beliefs of the people

C. Rewrite the following expressions with plural forms.
1. the team's jerseys
2. the elder's stories
3. an ant's game
4. the child's score
5. the neighbor’s lawns
6. the chicken's eggs

D. Rewrite the following sentences by using apostrophes.
1. Sams favourite toy is safe.
2. We saw the three kings mantles at the museum
3. Chef Mishka cut the strawberries tops off.
4. The mothers baby began to weep bitterly.
5. My neighbours journal is wet.
6. Five animals stripes were deep brown!

E. Choose the correct option and rewrite the sentences.
1. The (birds/bird's) nest is in Shyam's house.
2. The (squirrels/squirrel's) tail is bushy.
3. The (dog's/dogs) owner is very careless.
4. The (childrens'/children's) trip to the theme park was joyous.
5. The (puppies'/puppy's) tail wags when it is excited.
6. The (duck's/ducks) home is in the distant river.
7. The (crow/crow's) home is not close from here.
8. The (machine's/machines) performance has gone down.
9. A (trees'/tree's) life is worth more than a human being's life.
10. A (dog's/dogs) bite can be dangerous.