Question

D. Write down the Possessive forms of the following.
1. the house belonging to my uncle
2. the trunk of the elephant's
3. the shop belonging to the chemist
4. the gowns of the ladies
5. the father of the girls​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The noun in question is 'parents'. Since there is nothing in the sentence that mentions only one parent, we take it to be 'parents' in general.

The possessive form of a noun is made using an 's. When the noun is plural and it ends with an s, then the possessive noun is made using just an apostrophe '.

Option B: The possessive form of the noun 'parents' is made using an ' : parents'. Hence option B is correct.

Option A: The noun 'parents' is not in the possessive case.

Option C: 'Parent' in 'parent's' is a singular noun, whereas the noun in the sentence is plural.

Option D: Parents's is not the right form because we don't put an s after an apostrophe ' in plural nouns.

Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.

Answer 2

Explanation:

1) my uncle's house

2) the elephant's trunk

3) the chemist's shop

4) the ladies gown

5) the girl's father