LESSON XVIII.

Point out the nouns in the possessive case in the following sentences, and state how the possessive is formed:—

1.	This is a girl’s hat.
2.	The girls’ yard is very clean.
3.	He found a woman’s shawl.
4.	The women’s waiting room is a large one.

The possessive case of a singular noun is always formed by adding ’s to the word.

The possessive case of a plural noun that ends in s is formed by adding the ’ (apostrophe) only; as boys, boys’.

The possessive case of a plural noun that does not end in s is formed by adding the ’s; as men, men’s.

EXERCISE.

Form the possessive case, singular and plural, of the following nouns:—

hat,	horse,	mother,	lady,
knife,	child,	servant,	grocer,
friend,	fox,	father-in-law,	country,
deer,	artist,	prince,	mouse.

Note.—Possession is sometimes expressed by the objective case with the preposition of; as, The eyes of children are bright, for children’s eyes are bright.