POSSESSIVE ‘S

*The cat’s on the bed. (is) *The cat’s bed is nice. (possessive) *He’s got a car. (has got)

*The kid’s in his bedroom. (is) *Miguel’s house is beautiful. (poss.) *She’s got a nice name. (has.)

Singular/plural regular nouns Singular/plural irregular nouns

The kid’s bedroom is big. (poss. sing) The child’s toy is on the floor.

The kids’ bedroom is quite big. (poss. Plural) The children’s toy is on the floor.

Proper nouns ending in “s”

Charles’s family is really kind. (pronunciation /Iz/)

Charles’ family is amazing.

‘s is very common to describe family relations:

Homer’s children are Bart, Maggie and Lisa.

Lisa’s brother is Bart.

Marge is Lisa, Bart and Maggie’s mother.

Other examples:

Miguel’s brother is an amazing mechanic.

My best friends’ mother has a beautiful house in Cuernavaca. My sisters’ best friend…

My sister’s best friend’s got a beautiful house in Cuernavaca. My sisters’ best friends …

The woman’s hat is on the floor. The women’s hats are on the floor.

Miguel’s brother’s wife is from Michoacan.

Miguel’s sister-in-law broke a window last night.

Bart, Lisa and Maggie’s parents are Marge and Homer. = Marge and Homer are Bart, Maggie and Lisa’s
parents.

This is my coat. Where’s Miguel’s?

Whose bag is this? Who’s that girl?

-It’s Mario’s. -She’s my cousin. Her name’s Linda.

-It’s not mine. It’s Karla’s.