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The possessive `s
1. The books of the men.
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2. The bikes of the women.
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3. The toys of the children.
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4. The shirt of Eli.
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5. The sister of Ana.
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6. The mirror of Karen.
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7. The chair of Silvia.
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8. The wardrobe of Maite.
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9. The ice cream of the children.
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10. The sandwich of Sarah.
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11. The food of the hamster.
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12. The milk of the goat.
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13. The daughter of Johann.
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14. The children of Miguel.
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15. The sisters of Angel.
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16. The house of my aunt.
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17. The bus of Angela.
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18. The bike of Isa.
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19. The car of the family.
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20. The table of Lisa.
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21. The bed of Luis.
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22. The sofa of Carlos.
23. The bedroom of Cristina.
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24. The suit of David.
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25. The coat of Paul.
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The possessive `s
1. The car of John and Ann.
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2. A photo of Peter.
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3. The book of the women.
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4. The clock of my brother.
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5. The bicycle of Carlos.
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6. The heart of Jos.
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7. The meeting of yesterday.
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8. The ears of the cat.
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9. The cities of France.
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10. A walk of a mile.
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11. The car of my brother.
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12. The dog of John.
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13. The window of the house.
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14. The bar of Pepe.
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15. The shoes of Patrick.
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16. The wedding of my sister.
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17. The car of my father.
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18. The feathers of a bird.
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19. The idea of his grandparents.
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20. The number of winners.
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21. The arrival of the plane.
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22. This history of England.
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23. The umbrella of Carmen.
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24. The letter of Ben.
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25. The presents of my friend.
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The possessive `s
1. Do you know where ___________ (Tom) mother lives?
2. I sit next to ___________ (Peter) desk.
3. That is ___________ (my mother) book.
4. Monica is ___________ (Cristina) sister.
5. Those are ___________ (my uncle) shoes.
6. Where is ___________ (Rasheeda) house?
7. The teacher will return the ___________ (student) tests
tomorrow.
8. I saw my ___________ (friend) car yesterday.
9. Where is the ___________ (ladies) restroom?
10. Did you read ___________ (yesterday) newspaper?
11. My ___________ (father) car is yellow.
12. My ___________ (cat) name is Tom.
13. That is ___________ (Candy) house.
14. I like to read ___________(Lawrence) novels.
15. Peter is ___________ (Charles) boss.
Complete these sentences with the
possessive `s and the right word
1a. My brother has got a hamster. Its called Puki.
b. My brother _______________ is called Puki.
2 a. Angel has got an uncle. Hes in England.
b. Angel _______________ uncle is in England.
3 a. My dad has got a car. Its red.
b. My dad _______________ is red.
4 a. My mum has got some friends from Holland.
b. My mum _______________ are from Holland.
5 a. My uncle has got a blue bike.
b. My uncle _______________ is blue.
6 a. My sister has got an exam on Friday.
b. My sister _______________ is on Friday.
7 a. My sister goes to school in England.
b. My sister _______________ is in England.
8 a. The name of my aunt is Mara.
b. My aunt _______________ is Mara.
9 a. Tara is the sister of Matt.
b. Tara is Matt _______________ .
10 a. Tamara has got brown hair.
b. Tamara _______________ is brown.
Rewrite these sentences using the
possessive `s
1. Billys favourite footballer is David Beckham.
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2. Hazels favourite band is Atomic Kittens.
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3. Toms Computer is old.
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4. My parents car is very old.
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5. My best friends names are Milkie and Sarah.
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6. My brothers dog is called Lucky.
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7. My dads car is blue.
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8. My mums sister is my aunt.
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9. My dads mum is my grandma.
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10. My cousins dad is my uncle.
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11. That one is Peters bed.
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12. We all like dads cooking.
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13. I collect everybodys plate after the meal.
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14. There are flies around the horses tail.
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15. This is Mar and Evas room.
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16. That is Pedros hat.
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17. The childrens room is messy.
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18. Some peoples houses are bigger than ours.
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19. Rats tails are longer than mices tails.
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20. Mens voices are deeper than womens voices.
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Turn the sentences in order to use the
possessive case:
1. The daughter of my uncle is the sister of my cousin.
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2. Have you seen the coat of John?
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3. The address of the doctor is in the directory.
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4. His name as an actor was James Dean.
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5. I can't remember the real name of that actor.
_______________________________________________________ 2. Our names are Kathy and Robin. This is (Kathy and
6. The shoes of the guests are polished every night in
this hotel.
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Answer the following questions with
short answers using the correct
possessive form.
Example: Whose coat is this? (the doctor)
It is the doctor's coat .
1. Whose house is this? (Amy)
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2. Whose money is this? (the bank)
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3. Whose book is this? (the teacher)
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4. Whose keys are these? (Ann)
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5. Whose cars are these? (my friends)
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6. Whose food is this? (the dogs)
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Choose the possessive pronouns that
best complete each sentence.
1. (My/Mine) brother planted a beautiful apricot tree in
(our/ours) front yard.
2. Annalisa finished (her/hers) homework early, but
Julissa did not do (her/hers) until later.
3. The little boy who lives next door played with
(him/his) toys.
4. The furniture belongs to my mother. It is (her/hers).
5. (Our/Ours) family enjoys spending time together.
6. Jennys dad trimmed the branches off the tree. It
looked bare without all of (it/its) branches.
you go to the party.
8. Mr. and Mrs. Rochester bought a plant for
9. The bicycle over there is (him/his), but this one right
here is (my/mine).
prefers to wear (her/hers) short.
Replace the personal pronouns by
possessive adjectives.
1. Joanie is (John and Nancy) ______ daughter.
Robin) ______ mother.
3. Jeremy and Valerie are (Tim and Carey) ______
parents.
4. Tony is (Mary) ______ grandson.
5. My name is Annie. This is (Annie) ______ father.
6. (Alex) ______ name is Alex.
7. Peggy and Martin are (Kelly) ______ children.
8. Your name is Greg. They are (Grey) ______ parents.
Use the correct possessive adjectives.
1. Is this _______ (you) house?
2. Robert, _______ (you) handwriting is difficult to read.
3. Michael is showing _______ (he) tortoise to _______ (he)
friends.
4. My sister lost _______ (she) way in the city.
5. The lion is chasing _______ (it) prey.
6. The dentist asked _______ (he) patient to open _______
(she) mouth