POSSESSIVE „S

Saxon genitive
e.g. Mary’s house
The boy‟s ball
The legs of the table
 WHEN DO WE USE THE
POSSESSIVE „S?
 For family relations (Tom‟s father)

 Possession (Mary‟s house)

 2 WAYS TO SHOW
POSSESSION
1. „S WITH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS
2. PREPOSITION “OF” FOR THINGS

THE BOY‟S BALL THE LEGS OF THE

TABLE
 WHAT HAPPENS WITH
WORDS ENDING IN –S?

 DORIS DORIS‟ HAT

 GIRLS THE GIRLS‟ HOUSE

 PARENTS
MY PARENTS‟ CAR „
(APOSTROPHE)

 JAMES JAMES‟ FRIEND

PRONUNCIATION: /IZ/
 WATCH OUT!

 PROPER NAMES DON‟T USE ARTICLE “THE”.

 The girl‟s pen
 The children‟s toys
 X Peter‟s watch
 X Isabel‟s glasses
 THE PETER‟S WATCH
 2 PEOPLE

These are John and Sarah.

This is John and Sarah‟s car.
 2 PEOPLE

These are Mary and Linda.

They are Mary and Linda‟s dogs.
 AND NOW?

JANE ANN

JANE‟S AND ANN‟S BIKES

 WHOSE…?

 Whose is this bag?

 Whose bag is it?
 Whose vs. Who‟s
 Who‟s your sister?
LET‟S PRACTICE!

JENNIFER

TEDDY BEAR

JENNIFER‟S TEDDY BEAR

THE GIRL‟S TEDDY BEAR

LET‟S PRACTICE!

THE FOOTBALLERS‟ BALL

 CARLOS
COMPUTER

CARLOS‟ COMPUTER (/IZ)

LET‟S PRACTICE!

CLOCK
HANDS

THE HANDS OF THE CLOCK

LET‟S PRACTICE!

JANE
DAUGHTER

JANE‟S DAUGHTER
LET‟S PRACTICE!

MIKE
SON

MIKE‟S SON
YOUTUBE PRACTICE
JENNIFER ESL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWOcw97CP_M
Mónica Redondo EOI MARBELLA