Question

Choose the correct possessive form of the underlined nouns in a sentence:
I like the writing styles of Jhumpa and Vikram.

• A. I like Jhumpa and Vikram's writing styles.
• B. I like Jhumpa's and Vikram's writing styles.
• C. I like Jhumpas and Vikrams writing styles.
• D. None of the above is correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is B I like Jhumpa's and Vikram's writing styles.

When two nouns indicate ownership, but the ownership is separate, each noun in possessive case is suffixed by an apostrophe followed by the letter "s". In the given sentence, the writing styles of Jhumpa and that of Vikram are different. Hence, both the words "Jhumpa" and "Vikram" are to be suffixed with apostrophe followed by the letter "s". Hence the correct option is B.

Options A and C are incorrect because they do not follow the above pattern of possessive case.