Question

Rewrite these phrases using the possessive form of the noun
1. the feathers of the birds
2. the power of the king
3. the knife of the cook
4. the books by the auther
the house of my grandparents
the spectacles of the doctor
the chatter of the monkeys
chick of the hens​

Answer 1

Answer:

To write a  noun in its possessive form, all you need to do is add an apostrophe (') then s to the word, if it is in the singular form. If the noun is in plural form, just add an apostrophe to the word to make it possessive.

Here are the rewritten sentences in possessive form:

1) The Feathers of the birds.

The birds' feathers.

2) The power of the king.

The king's power.

3) The knife of the cook.

The cook's knife.

4) The books by the author.

The author's books.

5) The house of my grandparents.

My grandparents' house.

6) The spectacles of the doctor.

The doctor's spectacles.

7) The chatter of the monkeys.

The monkeys' chatter.

8) Chick of the hens.

The hens' chicks.

Answer 2

Answer:

The given phrases can be written using the possessive form of the noun as shown below:

1. the birds' feathers

2. the king's power

3. the cook's knife

4. the author's books

5. my grandparents' house

6. the doctor's spectacles

7. the monkeys' chatter

8. the hens' chicks  

Explanation:

Any noun phrase can be made possessive noun using apostrophe mark ( ' ). Apostrophe is a mark (‘) that is used before or after letter (‘s’) to show that something belongs to someone. Example: Rita’s purse was lost.  

The apostrophe (‘) is used before ‘s’ when the word is singular.

Example: Boy’s bag.  

The apostrophe (‘) is used after ‘s’ when the word is plural.

Example: Boys’ bags.