Question

Rewrite the words in bold using (’s) or only (’) 1. I saw the car of Ronit parked in front of the gate. 2. The book belonging to Nitika was lying on the table. 3. The music created by AR Rahman is beautiful. 4. The hair of Chris is brown in colour. 5. Today is the day for mothers. 6. The stories written by Ruskin Bond are my favourite.

Answer 1

1. I saw Ronit's car parked in front of the gate.

2. Nitika's book was lying on the table.

3. A R Rahman's music is beautiful.

4. Chris' hair is brown in colour.

5. Today is Mother's Day.

6. Ruskin Bond's stories are my favourite.

 

A simple apostrophe (') or an apostrophe 's' ('s) is used to signify possession. Therefore ‘the car of Ronit’ becomes Ronit's car. Similarly ‘the book belonging to Nitika’ can also be written as Nitika's book. However when it comes to Chris, the name already ends with an ‘s’. Therefore we will not add an ‘s’ after the apostrophe. We will simply place an apostrophe mark.