CHAPTER J 5 ese n Nien To show that a person possesses NOUN FORM something, add an apostrophe (’) (a) My friend has a car. friend friend’s-_| and -s toa singular noun. My friend’s car is blue, POSSESSIVE NOUN, SINGULAR: (b) The student has a book. student student's noun + apostrophe () + ~8 The student's book is red. 1 PLURAL POSSESSIVE | Add an apostrophe (’) at the end NOUN FORM of a plural noun (after the -s). (©) The students have books. students students’ | possessive NOUN, PLURAL? The students’ books are red. noun + ~8 + apostrophe (’) (d) My friends have a car. friends friends’ My friends’ car is blue. C EXERCISE 1. Punctuation practice. Directions: Add apostrophes to the possessive nouns. fim’s 1, Jims: last name is Smith. np . Bobs cat likes to sleep on the sofa. & . My teachers names are Ms. Rice and Mr. Molina. » . My mothers first name is Marika. . My parents telephone number is 555-9876. 2 . My Uncle George is my fathers brother.10. AL. 12. 13. 4. 15. . Nicole is a girls name. . Erica and Heidi are girls names. . Do you like Toms shirt? Do you know Anitas brother? Alexs friends visited him last night. The teacher collected the students test papers at the end of the class. How long is an elephants trunk? A monkeys hand looks like a human hand. Monkeys hands have thumbs. 1 EXERCISE 2. Sentence practice. Directions: Complete the sentences. Use your classmates’ names. 7. 8. hair is short and straight. grammar book is on her desk. last name is . Tdon’t know address. eyes are brown. shirt is blue briefcase is on the floor. . Ineed to borrow ____ dictionary. Possessives 437CO EXERCISE 3. Let's talk: small groups. Directions: Work in small groups. ‘Take turns making sentences about things that belong to students in your group. Write down five of them. Example: SPEAKER A: Kim’s dictionary is on his desk. SPEAKER B: Anna’s purse is brown. SPEAKER C: Pablo’s shirt is green. Etc. Cl EXERCISE 4. Listening. Oe Directions: Listen to each sentence and circle the word you hear. 1. Bob Bob's 2. Bob Bob’s 3. teacher teacher’s 4. teacher teacher's 5. friend friend’s 6. friend friend’s 7. manager manager's 8. cousin cousin’s 1 EXERCISE 5. Sentence practice. Directions: Complete the sentences. 1. My husband’s brother is my brother-in-law. 2, My father’s ___ is my uncle. 3. My mother’s is my grandmother. 4, My sister’s are my nieces and nephews. 5. My aunt's is my mother. 6. My wife’s _______ is my mother-in-law, 7. My brother’s ___is my sister-in-law. 8. My father’s and are my grandparents. 9. My niece is my brother's 10. My nephew is my sister's . 438 CHAPTER 15Cl EXERCISE 6. Sentence practice. Directions: Choose the correct completions. 1. The, work hard. @) students —_B, student’s —_C. students? 2, My name is Honey. A. cats. B. cat’s C. cats’ 3. My are traveling in Spain. A. cousins —_B. cousin’s C. cousins’ 4. My meeting them in two weeks. A. uncle B. uncle’s C. uncles’ 5. Two of my live near me. A. friends B. friend’s C. friends’ 6. My ____ names are Mark and Kevin. A. friend B. friend’s C. friends’ 7. My best name is Rob. A. friends B. friend’s C. friends’ 8. The three coats are in the closet. A. boys B. boy’s G. boys” 9. The riding his bike. A. boys B. boy’s C. boys’ 10. We have three and one girl in my family. A. boys B. boy’s C. boys’ POSSESSIVE: IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS (@) The children’s toys ace on the floor. Irregular plural nouns (children, men, esomen, people) have an irregular plural possessive form. The (b) That store sells men’s clothing. apostrophe (’) comes before the final -s. (©) That store sells woren’s clothing. REGULAR PLURAL POSSESSIVE NOUN: the students’ books (d) Tike to know about other people’s lives. | IRREGULAR PLURAL POSSESSIVE NOUN: |__ tie women’s books Possessives 439OO EXERCISE 7. Sentence practice. Directions: Complete the sentences with the possessive form of the nouns in italics. ‘These books belong to. . 1. 2. Mary my friend . my friends the child . the children the woman the women They're Mary's books. ‘They're books. ‘They're books. They're books. ‘They're books. ‘They're tok. They're books. Co EXERCISE 8. Sentence practice. Directions: Complete the sentences with the possessive form of the nouns in italics. 1. children 10. lL. . girl . girls |. twomen . uncle . person . people . students . brother brothers wife 440° CHAPTER 15 ‘That store sells ___children’s _ books. Rita isa name. Rita and Sue are _____ names. Rita and Sue are names. Roberto is living at his __ house. A biography is the story of a life. Biographies are the stories of ___ ives. ___ lives are busy. Do you know my —___ wife? Do you know my Ron fixed his old sewing machine.12. dog My name is Fido. 13. dogs My names are Fido and Rover. 14. men Are Jim and Tom —____ names? 15. man, woman Chris can be a ______ nickname or a nickname. 16. children Our school is near our house. CO EXERCISE 9, Punctuation practice. Directions: Add apostrophes and final ~s as necessary to make possessive nouns Paul's 1. Someone stole Paul bicycle. 2. Do you know Yuko roommate? 3. I can’t remember all of my classmate names. 4. My roommate desk is always a mess. 5, What is your parent new address? 6. It’s important to respect other people opinions. 7. My husband sister is visiting us this week. 8. Excuse me. Where is the men room? Tina’s Boutique 9. That store sells children toys. 10. [nave my father nose.* Wet 11. Where is Rosa apartment? 12. Does that store sell women clothes? * Thave my father’s nose = My nose looks like my facker’s nose; inherited the shape of my nose from my facher Possessives 44115-3 POSSESSIVE OURS, THEIRS (@) This book belongs to me. Itis my book. It is mine. (b) That book belongs to you. tis your book. Itis yours. (©) That book is mine. INCORRECT: That is mine book. 2>RONOUNS: MINE, YOURS, HIS, HERS, A possessive adjective is used in front of a noun: my book. A possessive pronoun is used alone, without a noun following it, as in (c). 1 EXERCISE 10. Sentence practice. Directions: Complete the sentences. Use object pronouns, possessive adjectives, and Possessive pronouns. 1, Town this book. This book belongs to ____me _. ‘This is ___my __ book. ‘This book is ___mine _. 2. They own these books. These books belong to ‘These are ______ books. ‘These books are 3. You own that book. That book belongs to ‘That is ___________ book. ‘That book is 442 CHAPTER 15 |. She owns this pen. ‘This pen belongs to This is ________ pen. This pen is }. He owns that pen. ‘That pen belongs to ‘That is ___pen. “That pen is ). We own those books. ‘Those books belong to ‘Those are books. Those books areCl EXERCISE 11. Sentence practice. Directions: Complete the sentences. Use the correct possessive form of the words in italics. Ld a. This bookbag is ___mine Sue b. That bookbag is Sue's . I c. My bookbag is red she d. ___Hers ___is green. 2. we a. These books are they b. Those books are . we c books are on the table. they a are on the desk. 3. Tom a. This raincoat is Mary b. That raincoat is he c. is light brown. shed. is light btue 4a 2, This notebook is you b. That oneis I eas name on it. youd ans name on it. 5. Jim a, apartment is on Pine Street we is on Main Street. he c, _____ apartment has three rooms. wed, ______has four rooms. Possessives 44361 a. This is __ pen. you —-b, That one is I cis in pocket. youd, is on desk. T.we = a, car is a Chevrolet. they b, is a Volkswagen. we gets 17 miles to the gallon, they d, _____ car gets 30 miles to the gallon. 8. Ann a. These books are Paul b. Those are she ¢, —______ are on desk hed, are on desk, CO EXERCISE 12. Sentence practice. Directions: Choose the correct completions. 1. Is this your pen? 2, Please give this dictionary to Olga. It’s _____. 3. A: Dow’ forget _______ hat, Here Br No, that’s not ———__ hat. is green: 4. A: Please take this wood carving as a gift from me. Here. I's ——__. B: Thank you. You're very thoughtful. 5. A: Isn’t that the Smiths’ car? That one over there. The blue one. Br No, that’s not arpa — itis dark ue. 444 CHAPTER 156. A: Abdul and I really like new apartment. It has lots of space. (our Tours) How do you like __? (your / yours) _—___ is small, but it’s comfortable. (ur / Ours) 7. A: Excuse me. Is this ______ umbrella? (your / yours) B: I don’t have an umbrella. Ask Ken. Perhaps it’s —__. (him 7 his) 8 A: When do ____ classes begin? (your yours) B: September second. How about ? When do Tour yours Gaur 7 yours) begin? A: ___ begin August twenty-ninth. (My / Mine) i ee wy 9. A: Maria, spaghetti sauce is delicious! (your yours) B: Thank you, but it’s not as good as . (your yours) A: Oh, no. _____ is much better! It tastes just as good as Anna’s. (Your Yours) B: Do you like Anna’s spaghetti sauce? I think aT is too salty. ‘A: Maybe. husband makes good spaghetti sauce too. asbe. aay husband makes good spaghetti sau . . Your spaghetti sauce is thick and rich. ie eeliious, Marta (His 7 He) B: Making spaghetti sauce is easy, but everyone's sauce is just a little different. Possessives