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Read the following phrase:
fat and funny
B2. Find three phrases like the above phrase from the poem and write
them in the given space.
1.
2.
3.
C Grammar
The Apostrophe : ’s, s’
Read the following:
1. the boy’s shirt = the shirt of the boy
the peacock’s tail = the tail of the peacock
2. the girl’s doll = the doll of the girl
the girls’ dolls = the dolls of the girls
3. the child’s toy = the toy of the child
the children’s toys = the toys of the children
• ’s shows that something belongs to someone.
• To a singular noun add ’s e.g. boy’s.
• To a plural noun
– add only ( ’ ) if the noun ends in s, e.g. the girls’ dolls
– add ’s if the noun does not end in s, e.g. the men’s cars
C1. Insert an apostrophe ( ’ ) in the following phrases.
1. the queens necklace 2. the boys toy
3. the kings palaces 4. Mr Sharmas children
5. Govinds computer 6. the birds nests
Teacher’s Box
The apostrophe shows belonging or ownership. It is expressed by the possessive form ’s or s’.
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