मनुष्य से संबंधित proper noun के साथ
Ram's book. Sita's pen. Mohan's dog.
मनुष्यवाची singular common noun के साथ
man's life. Boy's bench. Girl's toy.
मनुष्य की plural common noun के साथ
Boys' games. Girls' school.
But men's fashion shows.
And children's stories.
संयुक्त शब्दों के अंत में (apostrophe - s)
My brother in law's shop.
दो noun के बीच घनिष्ठ संबंध होने पर
Ram and Laxman's father.
Ram and sita's life.
Mohan and Sohan's tea shop.
दो noun में घनिष्ठता न हो तो
Ram's and shyam's dogs are barking each other.
जब Noun एक दूसरे के apposition में हो
This is Raju patel, the teacher's home.
Raju, our captain, made fifty runs.
Noun के पहले adjective हो तो of से बनता है
An old friend of mine.
A good friend of Ram.
Common noun पशु या पक्षी हो तो
Cow's tail. Bird's nest.
Noun time, place, weight या distance
A day's leave. A week's holiday.
Earth's surface. Moon's surface.
Well's water. Pond's fish.
Non living things में of का ही प्रयोग करते हैं
The roof of the house.
The flowers of the spring.
The cover of the book.
The leg of the table.
संबोधन वाले वाक्यों में
Ram, go there.
Come here, Shyam.
Pronounce में भी apostrophe लगता है
One - One's. Someone's, no one's,
Somebody's, everybody's, nobody's.
Else, Adjective के बाद भी apostrophe
Someone else's book.
No one else's book.