POSSESSIVE CASE

‘s, s’, of
 We use possessive case to talk about
objects/people that we have
MIKE
Mike has a car. It’s Mike’s car.

Sandra has a boyfriend. He’s Sandra’s boyfriend.

SANDRA

MY PARENTS

My parents have a house. It’s my parents’ house.

 Possessive case answer the question
WHOSE?
WHOSE WHOSE
BAG IS BEN SONS ARE
THIS? THEY?

LISA

THEY’RE
BEN’S
IT’S LI SA’S SONS.
BAG.
 WE ADD ‘S TO A SINGULAR NOUN

Nina’s daughter, Bill’s laptop, the cat’s toys

 WE ADD ‘ TO A PLURAL NOUN

The girls have a ball. It’s the girls’ ball.

My friends have two cats. They are my friends’ cats.

IF WE SAY NAMES OF TWO AND MORE PEOPLE WHO

HAVE SOMETHING, WE ADD ‘S TO THE LAST NAME.
Maria, Lucy and Ken have a dog. It’s Maria, Lucy and Ken’s
dog.
Jimmy and Sarah have a son Dan. Dan is Jimmy and Sarah’s
son.
 WE USE POSSESSIVE CASE WITH PEOPLE OR
ANIMALS ONLY!
My dad’s computer, Jack’s mum, my dog’s food
IF WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT AN OBJECT
THAT HAS SOMETHING WE USE THE
PREPOSITION ‘OF’
The table has four legs. They are the legs of the table.
The house has a window. It’s a window of the house.
WE CAN USE ‘OF’ WITH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS
TOO
Sam is Jim’s brother. Sam is a brother of Jim.
They’re my friends’ children. They are children of my friends.
 PRACTICE
TRANSFORM THE SENTENCES USING POSSESSIVE CASE
EXAMPLE: Ben has a car.  It’s Ben’s car.
DINA’S SON
Dina has a son Alex. Alex is______________________
MY BROTHER’S FLAT
My brother has a flat.  It is________________________
Jean has an Iphone.  It is___________________________
JEAN’S I PHONE
My husband has glasses. They’re_______________________
MY HUSBAND’S GLASSES
The girls have these bikes.  These are___________________
THE GIRLS’ BIKES
The birds have wings.  They’re_______________________
THE BIRDS’ WINGS
My friends have a baby.  It’s__________________________
MY FRIENDS’ BABY
My sisters have two dogs.  They’re______________________
MY SISTERS’ DOG
Ann and Lilly have a flower. It’s________________________
Ann and Lilly’s flower
Sam, Suzy and Stella have a farm. It’s ________________
Sam, Suzy and Stella’s farm
My mum and dad have a pool. It’s ______________________
my mum and dad’s pool