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Which of the following sentences contains a possessive noun?

hard MCQ 3 marks Class 4 · English · English Grammar - Nouns
  1. The teacher gave books to the children.
  2. Ravi's kite was blue.
  3. The city is busy.
  4. Books are on the table.
Answer
Ravi's kite was blue.

The correct answer is Ravi's kite was blue. — Thus sentence 2 contains the possessive noun.

Step-by-step solution

  1. A possessive noun is marked by an apostrophe‑s (or apostrophe‑es for plural nouns).
  2. Check each sentence for an apostrophe‑s: only sentence 2 has "Ravi's".
  3. Thus sentence 2 contains the possessive noun.
Common mistake: Ignoring the apostrophe‑s as possessive indicator

Concept tested: Possessive noun detection

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