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Apostrophes for possession

ملکیت بتانے کی علامت

A2 · Grammar · About 10 minutes

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First, understand this idea.

Aik student ki book: “the student’s book”. Kai students ki books: “the students’ books”. Irregular plural children ke saath children’s. Its possession hai; it’s ka matlab it is ya it has hota hai.

ملکیت بتانے کے لیے apostrophe کی جگہ اہم ہے۔ صرف جمع بنانے کے لیے اسے نہ لگائیں۔ ایک طالب علم اور کئی طالب علموں کی چیزیں لکھتے وقت فرق دیکھیں۔

Ali’s pen · the students’ bags · the children’s room · its colour / it’s ready

This is Ayesha’s notebook.

یہ عائشہ کی کاپی ہے۔

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An apostrophe can show who something belongs to. Its position can change the meaning: one student’s books and several students’ books are different. Do not add an apostrophe just because a noun is plural.

First, understand the idea.

Aik student ki book: “the student’s book”. Kai students ki books: “the students’ books”. Irregular plural children ke saath children’s. Its possession hai; it’s ka matlab it is ya it has hota hai.

Ali’s pen · the students’ bags · the children’s room · its colour / it’s ready

See it. Hear it. Say it.

This is Ayesha’s notebook.

یہ عائشہ کی کاپی ہے۔

The children’s books are on the shelf.

بچوں کی کتابیں شیلف پر ہیں۔

The bag has lost its handle.

تھیلے کا دستہ نکل گیا ہے۔

One common mistake to avoid.

NEEDS A CHANGEThree apple’s are on the plate.
A BETTER WAYThree apples are on the plate.

Now make it your own.

Write one phrase for a possession belonging to one person and another belonging to several people. Then write an ordinary plural without an apostrophe.

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