Don't worry, I'm not giving a long boring grammar lesson but instead, I want to emphasize on areas which commonly cause confusion among English users which is Possessive Nouns. PN is very simple and easy which is used to show that something belongs to a person or an animal.For example :
Ihsan's phone (phone belonging to Ihsan)
The girl's book (book belonging to the girl)
The cat's kittens (kittens belonging to the cat)
However, many normally make mistakes when using PN for non-living things. Remember! the above rule is not applicable for non-living things.
For example, we say or write :
The cover of the book NOT the book's cover.
The roof of the house NOT the house's roof.
The driver of the car NOT the car's driver
The wheels of the bus NOT the bus's wheels
The top of the hill NOT the hill's top The people of the village NOT the village's people
Hope with this brief lesson of Possessive Nouns may clear away all the confusion!
Below are some exercises for those of you who want to try. Good Luck !
Write out the sentences using the possessive form of the bolded noun .
1.We bought a loaf of bread at the baker shop
. 2.John went to the dentist clinic yesterday.
3.The nurses uniforms were at the laundry.
4.The manager attended to the customer complaints.
5.They prepared the babies food.
Write out the sentences using the possessive form of the bolded noun .
ReplyDelete1.We bought a loaf of bread at the baker’s shop – The baker’s shop
. 2.John went to the dentist’s clinic yesterday. – The dentist’s clinic
3.The nurses uniforms were at the laundry.- The nurses’ uniforms
4.The manager attended to the customer complaints. – The Customer’s compalints
5.They prepared the babies food.- They prepared the baby’s food.