{"id":908,"date":"2022-04-21T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=908"},"modified":"2025-10-21T06:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T06:55:11","slug":"e-kk-2-identify-and-correct-errors-with-compound-and-joint-possession","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-kk-2-identify-and-correct-errors-with-compound-and-joint-possession\/","title":{"rendered":"E- KK.2 Identify and correct errors with compound and joint possession"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Identify and correct errors with compound and joint possession<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Possession?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Possession shows ownership or belonging<\/strong> using an apostrophe (\u2019)<\/strong> or apostrophe + s (\u2019s)<\/strong>.
\u2705 Example: Ravi\u2019s book<\/strong> means the book belongs to Ravi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compound Possession<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udfe2 Compound possession<\/strong> happens when two or more people own the same thing<\/strong> together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc49 Rule:<\/strong> Use \u2019s<\/strong> after the last name only<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 Correct:<\/strong> Raju and Rani\u2019s car is new.
\u274c Wrong:<\/strong> Raju\u2019s and Rani\u2019s car is new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udca1 (They share one car together.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Separate Possession<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd35 When each person owns something separately<\/strong>, add \u2019s<\/strong> to each name<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 Correct:<\/strong> Raju\u2019s and Rani\u2019s cars are new.
\u274c Wrong:<\/strong> Raju and Rani\u2019s cars are new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udca1 (Each has their own car.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joint Possession with Pronouns<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udeab Never use \u2019s<\/strong> with possessive pronouns like hers, his, ours, yours, theirs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 Correct:<\/strong> That book is hers.
\u274c Wrong:<\/strong> That book is her\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joint Possession of a Group<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When an item belongs to a team, club, or organization<\/strong>, use \u2019s<\/strong> after the group name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 Correct:<\/strong> The girls\u2019 team won the match.
\u2705 Correct:<\/strong> The company\u2019s policy is fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udca1 (The apostrophe goes after the plural when showing possession for groups.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common Errors to Watch Out For<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udea8 Error 1:<\/strong> Missing apostrophe
\u274c The teachers lounge
\u2705 The teachers\u2019 lounge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udea8 Error 2:<\/strong> Apostrophe in the wrong place
\u274c The childrens\u2019 toys
\u2705 The children\u2019s toys<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udea8 Error 3:<\/strong> Extra apostrophe
\u274c Its\u2019 color is bright.
\u2705 Its color is bright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick Recap<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Type<\/th>Ownership<\/th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
\ud83e\uddcd Joint<\/td>Shared<\/td>Raju and Rani\u2019s car<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\udc65 Separate<\/td>Individual<\/td>Raju\u2019s and Rani\u2019s cars<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udfeb Group<\/td>Belongs to many<\/td>The teachers\u2019 meeting<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\ude45\u200d\u2642\ufe0f Pronouns<\/td>No apostrophe<\/td>Its, hers, theirs<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tips to Remember<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2728 If the item is shared \u2192 add \u2019s to the last name only<\/strong>.
\u2728 If each owns separately \u2192 add \u2019s to each name<\/strong>.
\u2728 Never add \u2019s to possessive pronouns<\/strong>.
\u2728 Always check where the apostrophe<\/strong> is placed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Identify and correct errors with compound and joint possession Key Notes: What is Possession? Possession shows ownership or belonging using an apostrophe (\u2019) or apostrophe + s (\u2019s).\u2705 Example: Ravi\u2019s book means the book belongs to Ravi. Compound Possession \ud83d\udfe2 Compound possession happens when two or more people own the same thing together. \ud83d\udc49 Rule:Continue reading “E- KK.2 Identify and correct errors with compound and joint possession”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-908","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=908"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18078,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/908\/revisions\/18078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}