Understanding Possessive Nouns

What is the main purpose of possessive nouns?

• To indicate time

• To express emotions

• To describe actions

• To show ownership or possession

How would you write 'the wings of an angel' in possessive form?

• Angel's wings

• Wings' angel

• Angel wings

• Wings angel's

Which rule applies to forming possessive nouns for singular nouns ending in 's'?

• Add 's' without an apostrophe

• Add only an apostrophe

• Add an apostrophe and an 's'

• Add 'es' at the end

How do you form possessive nouns for plural nouns that do not end in 's'?

• Add an apostrophe and an 's'

• Add an apostrophe only

• Add 'es' at the end

• Add 's' without an apostrophe

What is the correct possessive form for 'the toys of the babies'?

• Baby toys'

• Baby's toys

• Babies' toys

• Babies toys'

How do you form possessive nouns for joint ownership?

• Add 'es' to the last owner

• Add an apostrophe and 's' to each owner

• Add an apostrophe and 's' to the last owner

• Add only an apostrophe to each owner

Which of the following is a correct possessive form for a hyphenated noun?

• Mother's-in-law

• Mother-in-law's

• Mother-in-laws

• Mothers-in-law's

What is the possessive form of 'the book of Casey and Kevin'?

• Casey and Kevin books'

• Casey and Kevin book's

• Casey's and Kevin's book

• Casey and Kevin's book

How would you write 'the clothes of Wang and Irene' in possessive form?

• Wang's and Irenes clothes

• Wang and Irenes' clothes

• Wang and Irene's clothes

• Wang's and Irene's clothes

What is the possessive form of 'the fire truck of the firemen'?

• Firemen's fire truck

• Firemen fire truck's

• Firemen's fire trucks

• Firemen fire trucks'