* Use the Possessive Case according to the example: car/Tim - Tim’s car.
1. Car/Charles Charles’s car 10. Those children/dolls Those children’s dolls
2. John/bicycle John’s bicycle 11. Jesus/house Jesus’s House 3. The girls/parents The girls’ parents 12. Charles/ mobile Charles’s mobile 4. House/my parents My parents’ house 13. Bedroom/Carlos Carlos’s Bedroom 5. Toys/those children Those Children’s Toys 14. car/Mr and Mrs White Mr and Mrs’ White car 6. The children/balls The children’s balls 15. ears/the elephants The elephants’ ears 7. paws/the wolves The wolves’ paws 16. Mr Jones/child Mr Jones’s child 8. The nurse/patient The nurse’s patient 17. That man/keys That man’s keys 9. Maria/cream Maria’s cream 18. The Simpsons/dog The Simpsons’ dog
Rewrite the following sentences in the possessive case.
1. The house of my parents is large. The house of my parents’ is large 2. The friends of her sisters are very nice. The friends her sisters’ are very nice 3. Do you like the bedroom of the children? Do you like the bedroom of the children’s? 4. That girl is the daughter of the Whites. That girl is the daughter of the whites’? 5. The room of his cousins is next to mine. The room of his cousins’ is next to mine 6. Where are the cars of the policemen? Where are the cars of the policemen’s? 7. The garden of the Simpsons is very big. The garden of the Simpsons’ is very big 8. The park of St. James is beautiful. The park of St. James’s is beautiful 3. Rewrite the sentences: the dog of the little boys The dog of the little boys’ the brothers of Mary The brothers of Mary’s The shirt of the men The shirt of the men’s The sisters of the father The sisters of the father’s The house of the Browns The house of the Browns’ The dress of the women The dress of the women’s The mother of Charlie The mother of Charlie’s The mouth of the Lion The mouth of the Lion’s The car of Sue The car of Sue’s The cause of the problem The cause of the problem’s The head of the doctor The head of the doctor’s The house of my friend The house of my friend’s The brother of Peter The brother of Peter’s The books of the boys The books of the boys’ 4. Tick () the correct sentences and rewrite the wrong ones:
a. Julie closed the store’s window. Correct
b. The pupils’ dog is sleeping right now The pupil’s dog is sleeping right now c. The name of the book is Twilight Correct d. Jacket’s John is here Jacket John’s is here e. The house’s gate is closed Correct f. The hat of Mrs. Sally is red The hat of Mrs. Sally’s is red g. My aunt blouse is old. My aunt’s blouse is old This Is My Family Complete the sentences with the right family member from the box below.
- Aunt - brother - children -cousins - father - grandchildren
Sam is Susan’s husband Harry and Doris are Susan’s grandparents Tom is Luke’s brother Richard and Anna are Amy’s children Anna is Sam’s niece Laura is Richard and Anna’s cousin Sam and Susan are Laura’s parents Susan is Anna’s aunt Alison is Laura’s grandmother John is Richard and Anna’s father Luke is Sam’s uncle John is Tom’s nephew Anna is Richard’s sister Alison is Tom’s wife Laura is Sam and Susan’s Harry is Laura’s great grandfather