possessive nouns

Dr. fethiza Tedjani mouna 

 I. possessive nouns with 's
Examples Of Possessive Nouns
1. Peter's house is on the corner of the next street.

2. Be careful. don't step on the cat's tail.

Possession of plural nouns NOT
ending in S
 Nouns ending in S

6. This is my parents' house.

7. Socrates' quotes are inspiring
8. Charles Dickens' Hard Times
 Noun after the possessive
Noun

1.This isn't my book. It's my sister's (= my sister's

book).
Compound nouns
1. Brother-in- law's house.
2. Jack and Karen's wedding. Mr and Mrs Carter's
house.
 Uses of possessive nouns
with 's

Time exressions
 Do you still have yesterday's newspaper?
 Next week's meeting has been cancelled.
 Julia has got three weeks' holiday.
 I live near the station . it is only about ten minutes' walk.
Expressions of certain places
 The city's streets
 The world' s population
 Italy's prime minister
 Uses of possessive nouns
with 's

-In expressions composed of for +noun +sake

For goodness' sake. For politeness' sake…
To show feature of things
 quick grammar practice

What is the difference between the following

sentences?

A. The kid’s bike

B. the kids’ bike
C. the kids’ bikes
Key answers
Key answers
 2. Possessive nouns with Of +
noun
Examples Rules
 I took the advice of the teacher I met at the  - when the possessor noun is followed with a
conference phrase or a clause
 The temperature of the water.  - when the prossessors are inanimate of+noun or
waters' temperature. noun+noun can be used
 The walls of the house
or the ……………………..…
 The owner of the restaurant.
or the ……………………..…

 One of the pages of the book was missing.  -When talking about a part of a whole

 The beginning of the month (month's  -When talking about position of something which is
beginning) apart from something else.
 John sat in the back of the car.