Important Grammar Tips PART-1

GRAMMAR TIP 1

Possessive case of a noun (nouns with 's) is used with living things. 

Example : Mohan' s cap, Ram's school, sister's right

Incorrect : This room's carpet must be changed.

Correct : The carpet of this room must be changed. (Room is a lifeless thing)

GRAMMAR TIP 2

Sometimes 's is wrongly put in the place of preposition.

Incorrect : This author's book is not good. (Book possessed by this author) 

Correct : The book of this author is not good. (Book written by this author)

GRAMMAR TIP 3

Double possessives should not be used.

Incorrect : My mother's brother's daughter came. 

Correct : The daughter of the brother of my mother came.

GRAMMAR TIP 4

In the case of 'somebody else', 'everyone else ',' anybody else' etc., 's is put after else.

Incorrect : This is somebody's else job. 

Correct : This is somebody else's job.

GRAMMAR TIP 5 

When two nouns are joined by 'and' then 'apostrophe s' ('s) is added to both if we want to denote the possession of both & to last if we denote joint possession. 

Incorrect : Suzy's and Juicy's father was present. 

Correct : Suzy and Juicy's father was present.