Question

Complete the following sentence using the correct possessive noun:
We held an exhibition of Charles ________ books in our library.

• A. Dickens
• B. Dickens's
• C. Dicken's
• D. Dickeness

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Dickens's

Option B: Charles Dickens was an English writer. His name 'Dickens' ends with an s. The possessive case of a noun ends in an 's. Hence the possessive form of the noun Dickens is Dickens's and option B is correct.

Option A: Dickens is the name of the writer. But it's not in the possessive case.

Option C: Dicken's is in the possessive case but it's so for the name 'Dicken'. The spelling of this name is incorrect.

Option D: The word 'Dickeness' is not the name of the writer, and the name overall does not exist.

Hence these options are wrong.