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.
LESSON XIX.
State the case of the italicized nouns in the following sentences:—
| 1. | My hands are cold. | |
| 2. | He is a lawyer. | |
| 3. | Smith, the grocer, has moved away. | |
| 4. | John, shut the door. | |
| 5. | The storm having ceased, I went on. |
A noun that is used as the subject of a sentence is said to be in the subject nominative case, or briefly in the nominative case; as, The sun shines brightly.