Part 33 (2/2)

LESSON 84.

POSSESSIVE FORMS.

+RULE.--The _possessive case_ of nouns is formed in the singular by adding to the nominative the apostrophe and the letter _s_ ('s); in the plural, by adding (') only. If the plural does not end in _s_, the apostrophe and the _s_ are both added+.

Write the _possessive singular_ and the _possessive plural_ of the following nouns, and place an appropriate noun after each.

Robin, friend, fly, hero, woman, bee, mouse, cuckoo, fox, ox, man, thief, fairy, mosquito, wolf, shepherd, farmer, child, neighbor, cow.

Possession may be expressed also by the preposition _of_ and the _objective_; as, the _mosquito's_ bill = the bill _of_ the _mosquito_.

The possessive sign ('s) is confined _chiefly_ to the names of persons and animals.

We do not say the _chair's_ legs, but the legs _of_ the _chair_. Regard must be had also to the _sound_.

IMPROVE THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS, and expand each into a simple sentence.

The sky's color; the cloud's brilliancy; the rose's leaves; my uncle's partner's house; George's father's friend's farm; the mane of the horse of my brother; my brother's horse's mane.

When there are several possessive nouns, all belonging to one word, the possessive sign is added to the last only. If they modify different words, the sign is added to each.

CORRECT THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS, and expand each into a simple sentence.

+Model+.--_Webster and Worcester's dictionary may be bought at Ticknor's and Field's book-store_.

The possessive sign should be added to _Webster_, for the word _dictionary_ is understood immediately after. Webster and Worcester do not together possess the same dictionary. The sign should not be added to _Ticknor_, for the two men, Tieknor and Field, possess the same store.

Adam's and Eve's garden; Jacob's and Esau's father; Shakespeare and Milton's works; Maud, Kate, and Clara's gloves; Maud's, Kate's, and Clara's teacher was ----.

When one possessive noun is explanatory of another, the possessive sign is added to the last only.

CORRECT THE FOLLOWING ERRORS.

I called at Tom's the tinker's.

They listened to Peter's the Hermit's eloquence.

This was the Apostle's Paul's advice.

CORRECT THE FOLLOWING ERRORS.

Our's, your's, hi's, their's, her's, it's, hisn, yourn, hern.

LESSON 85.

FORMS OF THE p.r.o.nOUN.

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