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Helpful Hints:

These are examples where the possessive 's is not necessary.

The possessive 's is rarely used when referring to a noun that is an idea or a thing instead of a person.

Remove the possessive 's from the first noun.

Change the order of the nouns.

Add the preposition of.

Make sure your articles (a/an/the) are consistent with the sentence.

Capitalize the nouns in #12 since the answer to this example is actually the title of a TV show.

Nouns as Adjectives

Prepositional Phrases from Nouns with Possessive ’s as Adjectives

Directions:  Finish the sentence by adding the preposition of and an object, and removing the possessive ’s from the object. 

Example: The page’s margin is the margin of the page.

  1. The book’s title is the
  2. The street’s name is the
  3. The page’s number is the
  4. The stair’s bottom is the
  5. The accident’s cause is the
  6. The building’s first floor is the
  7. The room’s corner is the
  8. The closet’s top is the
  9.  The dresser’s top drawer is the
  10.  The envelope’s top right corner is the
  11.  The project’s stages are the
  12. The star’s circus is The                          . 

 

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