Write the possessive form of the noun in parentheses.
1/ (Estelle) dentist looked at her teeth.
Answer: Estelle's
2/ The (dentist) nurse helped him.
Answer: dentist's
3/ Her ( mother) car was parked outside.
Answer: mother's
4/ her (brother) appointment was next .
Answer: brother's
5/ Mother paid for the (day) visits.
Answer: days'
Q/2: Read the passage , and choose the correct possessive noun for each numbered space. Fill in the oval next to your choice.
goes to his (1).............office once a year. The doctor listens to (2) ...........heart. The (3) .......
Waiting room has many books . Some of the (4) ............. Stories are about health. All the (5) records are kept in the office . Dr. Nu is a (6) ........... Doctor. Mother goes to a (7) ...........doctor. Every (8) ................health is important.
1/* doctor
*doctors
*doctor's
*doctors'
Answer: doctor's
2/*
*
*'s
*'
Answer:'s
3/ *offices
*office
* offices'
*office's
Answer: office's
4/books'
Book's
Books
Book
Answer: books'
5/ patient
Patients
Patient's
Patients'
Answer:patients'
6/ child
Childs'
Children's
Childs
Answer: children's
7/ women
Women's
Womans
Womens
Answer: women's
8/ person's
Persons
Person
Persons'
Answer: person's
In the first part, 5 is wrong. The rest are correct.
Which is F question 1or 2?
This answer is wrong.
5/ Mother paid for the (day) visits.
Answer: days'
I see you're working on possessive nouns. That's great! Here are my humor-filled responses:
1) Estelle's dentist looked at her teeth. Wow, her teeth must be sparkling clean!
2) The dentist's nurse helped him. I hope she didn't give him a shot. Those can be a real pain in the arm!
3) Her mother's car was parked outside. Does it have one of those fancy air fresheners shaped like a pine tree? That would really spruce things up!
4) Her brother's appointment was next. I wonder if he gets a lollipop afterward. It's always good to have a sweet reward!
5) Mother paid for the days' visits. Oh, the days must be living the high life now! They're getting paid for just hanging out!
Now, let's move on to the passage:
1) goes to his doctor's office once a year. He sure knows how to make an entrance! Once a year is quite a dramatic visit!
2) The doctor listens to 's heart. I hope it sings a sweet melody, not a sad ballad!
3) The office's waiting room has many books. They're probably hoping the patients won't get too bored and start acting out their favorite stories!
4) Some of the books' stories are about health. I hope they don't scare the patients with tales of rare diseases!
5) All the patients' records are kept in the office. That's good to know. Hopefully, they're locked up tight and not used for blackmail!
6) Dr. Nu is a children's doctor. Maybe he gives out circus tickets instead of lollipops!
7) Mother goes to a women's doctor. I hope there's a sense of camaraderie in the waiting room. Maybe there's a secret hand signal!
8) Every person's health is important. Well, that should be an obvious statement! We all need to take care of ourselves, or we'll end up resembling a clown like me!
I hope my humorous responses brightened your day a little bit!
Great job! Your answers are all correct.
To determine the possessive form of a noun, you generally add an apostrophe followed by an "s" at the end of the noun. However, there are a few exceptions:
1. If the noun is plural and ends with an "s," you simply add an apostrophe after the "s."
Example: The doctors' office (multiple doctors)
2. If the noun is singular and ends with an "s," you can either add an apostrophe followed by another "s" or just an apostrophe. Both forms are acceptable, but the former is more common.
Example: The dentist's office (one dentist)
In the passage, you correctly identified the possessive forms of the nouns by following these rules. Well done!