Possessive ‘s
‘s is normally used to show possession, that there is a relationship between two things or that
something belongs to another.
Example: John’s car (=The car of John. The car belongs to John.)
Singular nouns even the ones
ending in -s, add ‘s.
Example: We go Ange’s house every
weekend.
Mr. Lewis’s dog is brown.
Plural nouns ending in -s, only add
the apostrophe (').
Plural nouns not ending in -s, add
's:
Example: That is my friends’ car.
My cousins’ house is really big.
Example: The children’s toys are all
over the room.
The men’s toilet is disgusting.
To express that two people own
something, we mention both names
and we add 's after the second
name.
Example: That girl is Ken and
Bob's sister.
Nina's and Lisa's teacher is very
happy.
To express that two people own two
(different) things, you add 's to
each name:
Example: Those are Mike's and Billy's
tablets (= Billy has one tablet and Mike
has one tablet)
Susan's and Michael's sweaters are
green
Rewrite the sentences using the possessive case:
1.- This coat belongs to Martha.
It’s …………………..
2.- These sunglasses belong to Julio.
They are ……………….
3.- That mobile phone belongs to Paul.
It’s …………………..
4.- This new dress belongs to Emma
It’s …………………..
5.- Those toys belong to the kids.
They are ……………….
6.- These CDs belong to my friend.
They are ……………….
7.-Those pencils belong to my brothers.
They are …………..
8.-This poetry book belong to Mrs. Brown.
It is ……………
9.-That computer belongs to my dad.
It’s …………………..
10.-This flat belongs to my parents.
It’s …………………….
11.-The pink bear belongs to Isabel
It’s …………………….
12.- Tommy has got big blue eyes
Tommy ……………….
13.- The red car belongs to Mathew and Oliver.
It’s …………………
14.-Those jeans belong to Christian.
They are …………….
15.-These flowers belong to Laura.
They are ………………
16.-Those notebooks belong to Susan.
They are ……………..
17.- Elizabeth has got a doll.
It’s ……………..