Rewrite the following in the possessive form.

1. The frock of Jane

2. The cricket bat of Alan

3. The diary of a girl

4. The bangles of Alice

5. The friends of John

6. A cousin of Mary

7. The car of Peter

8. The dog of Sony

9. The daughter of Peter

10. The ideas of Socrates

11. The novels of Dickens

12. The family of Tess

13. The dog of Peter and Jane

14. The wife of the man next door

15. The six wives of Henry the Eighth

Answers

1. The frock of Jane = Jane’s frock

2. The cricket bat of Alan = Alan’s cricket bat

3. The diary of a girl = A girl’s diary

4. The bangles of Alice = Alice’s bangles

5. The friends of John = John’s friends

6. A cousin of Mary = Mary’s cousin

7. The car of Peter = Peter’s car

8. The dog of Sony = Sony’s dog

9. The daughter of Peter = Peter’s daughter

10. The ideas of Socrates = Socrates’ ideas / Socrates’s ideas

11. The novels of Dickens = Dickens’s novels

12. The family of Tess = Tess’s family

13. The dog of Peter and Jane = Peter and Jane’s dog

14. The wife of the man next door = The man next door’s wife

15. The six wives of Henry the Eighth  = Henry the Eighth’s six wives

Grammar notes

We sometimes just add an apostrophe (’) to a singular noun ending in –s. Example: Socrates’ ideas

But ’s is more common.

Denis’s wife
Lewis’s dog