Possessive (مضافالیه) or Plural (جمع)?
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There is a little sign in English that is very important.
The sign looks like this: '
When you use the sign with "s" ( ' + s) means that someone has something.
The girl's dress. (The girl has a dress.)
The boy's bicycle. (The boy has a bicycle.)
The mother's book. (The mother has a book.)
The worker's tool (ابزار). (The worker has a tool.)
If you do not see that little sign with "s", it means plural (جمع) or many things.
The girls (many girls) have beautiful dresses.
The boys (many boys) have new bicycles.
The mothers (many mothers) have good books.
The workers (many workers) have many tools.
Let's practice!
1) The dog's / dogs nose is big.
2) The boys / boy's bicycle is blue.
3) The girl's / girls love their mothers.
4) The students / student's are studying.
5) My friend's / friends mother is kind.
6) There are many apples / apple's in the basket.
7) There are 7 days / day's in one week.
8) The boys / boy's are playing with their kites.
9) The girls / girl's are helping their mothers.
10) There are many birds / bird's eating berries in the park.
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1) The dog's nose is big.
2) The boy's bicycle is blue.
3) The girls love their mothers.
4) The students are studying.
5) My friend's mother is kind.
6) There are many apples in the basket.
7) There are 7 days in one week.
8) The boys are playing with their kites.
9) The girls are helping their mothers.
10) There are many birds eating berries in the park.