I. Put the following italicized nouns into the possessive case. Write each expression in the following form.
The ax of the carpenter      –   The carpenter’s ax

1. The son of Abraham
2. The harp of David
3. The law of Moses
4. The arithmetic of Adams
5. The dictionary of Webster
6. The dog of the coachman barked at the sheep of the herdsman sheep.
7. The roar of the lion roar aroused the dog of the shepherd.
8. The corn of the farmer was destroyed by the cow of his neighbor.

II. Give the rule for forming each of the possessive case nouns in the exercise above.

III. Write the following nouns in the possessive plural and add an appropriate noun after them in the following form.
tailor     —       The tailors’ shears  
men       —      The men’s apartment

1. seaman
2. captain
3. doctor
4. brother
5. valley
6. folly
7. alley
8. ally
9. hero
10. arch
11. child
12. director
13. president
14. sheep