JKBOSE 9th Class English Grammar Possessives

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Jammu & Kashmir State Board JKBOSE 9th Class English Grammar

Jammu & Kashmir State Board class 9th English Grammar

J&K State Board class 9 English Grammar

1. The possessive case of a noun is usually formed by adding ‘s (which is called apostrophe s) to the noun.

But in some cases, only the apostrophe (‘) is used, and the letter s is omitted.

2. Remember the following rules:

(1) ‘s is used with singular nouns and plural nouns not ending in s :

a man’s job men’s work the people ‘s choice.

a woman’s love the driver’ s seat

the butcher’s shop the horse’s mouth

a child’s voice the bull’s horns

the children’s room India, s

(2) A simple apostrophe (‘) is used with plural nouns ending in s :

a girls’ school the Malhotras’ car

the students’ hostel the sparrows’ nest

(3) Classical nouns or less usual names ending in s usually take only the de apostrophe :

Pythagoras’ Theorem Archimedes’ Law ridoyi

Sophocles’ plays during Socrates’ followers

(4) Other names ending in s can take’s or the apostrophe alone

Mr. Jones’s car (or Mr. Jones’ car)

Yeats’s poems. (or Yeats’ poems)

(5) With compounds, the last word takes the ‘s:

my brother-in-law’s house the school teacher’s job

(6) With names consisting of several words, the last word takes ‘s:

Henry the Eighth’s wives the Prince of Wales’s helicopter

(7) Compounds denoting one idea are treated as single words:

Manu and Misha’s quarrel

but Henry’s and Herbert’s books

or Henry’s book and Herbert’s

(8) ‘s can also be used after initials :

the PM’s secretary the MP’s briefcase

the VIP’s escort the CM’s car

3. Note the difference between Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns :

Possessive Adjectives	my	our	your	his	her	their
Possessive Pronouns	mine	ours	yours	his	hers	theirs

4. Possessive Adjectives refer to the possessor of a thing. Therefore, they are always followed by a noun.

my gloves your bag her frocks

our house his brother their garden

5. Possessive Pronouns are used in place of possessive adjectives + nouns.

Possessive Adjectives	Possessive Pronouns
This is our room.	This (room) is ours.
This is their car.	This (car) is theirs.
you are using my pen.	you are using mine.
where is your pen ?	where is yours.

IMPORTANT NOTE

There apostrophe (‘) is not used with the following pronouns :

ours yours hers its theirs

Students should guard against this common mistake.

Incorrect	Correct
your ‘s faithfully	yours faithfully
it’s tail	its tail

a brother of her ‘s

a brothers of hers

6. The expressions of mine, of hers, etc. mean ‘one of my ; ‘one of her; etc.

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JKBOSE 9th Class English Grammar Possessives