This document discusses inflected possessive forms in English. It provides examples of how to form possessives for different types of nouns, including: (1) singular nouns not ending in s, (2) plural nouns and irregular plural nouns, and (3) singular nouns ending in s. It also discusses when to use just the apostrophe versus 's with groups of nouns. The document concludes with multiple examples of forming possessives correctly based on the type of noun.

1. INFLECTED
POSSESSIVE
FORMS
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2. 1. Use ‘s for all nouns not ending in s.
a. Singular nouns—The Girl’s dress is
expensive.
b. Irregular plurals of nouns—The
children’s dresses are expensive.
2. Use ‘ for all nouns already ending in s.
a. Plural nouns—The girls’ balls are
expensive.
b. Singular nouns, especially proper
nouns—Rudi’ (also Rudi’s) songs are
good.
3. Use ‘s at the end of a group of
nouns—The Queen of England’s throne
the boy from Canada’s mother
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3. The inflected possessive form is generally
preferred for words referring to animate
beings, the phrase for words signifying
things or ideas. However, the inflected form
may also be used with nouns that represent
:
 Time (a day’s journey)
 Natural phenomena (the earth’s atmosphere)
 Political entities (Japan’s industrialization)
 Aggregates of people working together (the
company’s new refinery)
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4. 1. The parents of the students were invited to the
graduation.
The students’ parents were invited to the
graduation
Reason : Students is plural noun
2. It has always been the policy of this newspaper to
report the news honestly and accurately.
It has always been this newspaper’s policy to
report the news honestly and accurately.
Reason : newspaper is singular noun
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6. Q : The house of Mr. Jones
has recently been sold
A : Mr. Jones’(Mr. Jones’s)
house has recently
been sold
R : Singular noun and proper
noun
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7. Q : The crew of the ship
decided to go on strike
A : The ship’s crew decided
to go on strike
R : Aggregates of people
working together
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8. Q : He was irritated by the
attitude of his friends
A : He was irritated by his
friends’ attitude
R : Plural noun
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9. Q : The rays of the sun
shine on all
A : The sun’s rays shine on
all
R : Natural phenomena
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10. Q : The hunter are now on
the trail of the deer
A : The hunter are now on
deer’s trail
R : Singular noun
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11. Q : The doctor is waiting
for the report of the X-
ray technician
A : The doctor is waiting
for the X-ray technician’s
report
R : Aggregates of people
working together
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12. Q : The distance of the
earth from the moon is
now known
A : The earth’s distance
from the moon is now
known
R : singular noun
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13. Q : The unwillingness of the two
countries to negotiate their
differences may lead to warfare
between them.
A : The two countries’
unwillingnes to negotiate their
differences may lead to warfare
between them.
R : Plural noun
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14. Q : The reputation of this railroad for
safety and reliability has brought about
its prosperity
A : This railroad’s reputation for
safety and reliability has brought
about its prosperity
R : Singular noun
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15. Q : The hair of the baby is
becoming lighter
A : The baby’s hair is
becoming lighter
R : Singular noun
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16. Q : people are not deceived
for long by the
outrageous lies of that
woman
A : people are not deceived
for long by that
outrageous women’s
lies
R : Singular noun
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