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Possessive ‘s
Use:
Possessive adjectives after a name and before a noun.
They tell you who owns something.
This is John’s coat.
Is this Tina’s bag?
Don’t use ‘s after things.
I clean the garden’s pond every week. => I clean the pond in the garden every week.
What’s the book’s name? => What’s the name of the book?
You can usually use ‘s after organisations and groups of people.
It’s the government’s decision. OR It’s the decision of the government.
Tom is the company’s new director. OR Tom is the new director of the company.
You can use ‘s after time expressions.
What time is tomorrow’s meeting?
That’s Jane and Harry’s house. NOT That’s Jane’s and Harry’s house.
If something belongs to two or more people, put the apostrophe(‘) after the plural s. Do
not write a second s.
However, if the plural noun is irregular, write the apostrophe (‘) before the S.
The children’s party was great. NOT The childrens’ party was great.
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BASIC 2 YAHAD SALAZAR
-> Exercises
1. How many things belong to how many people? Choose from the drowdown menu.
7. my friend's car =
8. my friend's cars =
9. my friends' car =
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BASIC 2 YAHAD SALAZAR
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