Question

Form the possessive case of the nouns in apposition given in the bracket:
________________________ car is bright red in colour. (Sharad, my best friend)

• A. Sharad's my best friend
• B. Sharad, my best friend's
• C. Sharad, my best friend
• D. Sharad's my best friend's

Answer 1

The correct option is B Sharad, my best friend's

When two nouns/ noun phrases are next to each other and refer to the same person, they are said to be in apposition. The second noun/noun phrase describes the first noun/noun phrase. The possessive case of such nouns in apposition is formed by suffixing apostrohpe+s to the second noun/ the last word in the second noun phrase.

In the given sentence, the first noun is Sharad. The second noun phrase is: my best friend. Both refer to the same person and hence the nouns are in apposition. Its possessive case is formed by suffixing apostrophe+s to the last word in the second noun phrase i.e friend Hence the correct answer is: Sharad, my best friend's i.e option B.

The other options are incorrect as they do not follow the rule as mentioned above.