openMind Level 1

Unit 2 Grammar 2
POSSESSION
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1. Find three ways to show possession.

my, 's, mine
2. What wh- question word is used to ask about
possession? Whose

This is my manager,
Rebecca. Rebecca’s
job is hard. Whose
work is in her hand?
It’s mine!
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1. We use an apostrophe + s with a noun / verb /

adjective.
2. With a singular noun or an irregular plural noun, the
apostrophe goes before / after the s.
3. With a regular plural noun the apostrophe goes
before / after the noun that ends in s.

Whose sister has blue eyes?

Tom’s sister has blue eyes. I have two

brothers. My brothers’ eyes are brown.
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1. How many examples of have can you find? 8

2. When do we use has? in the third person (after she, it
or he)
Do you have a brother?

No, I don’t. I don’t have a brother,

but I have a sister. Her name’s Lara.

Does Lara have a cat?

Yes, she does. She has a black cat. Its

name is Nero. It has a white tail.
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Whose laptop is that? Is it Amy’s laptop?

No, it’s not hers. It’s mine.

Whose ball is this? Is it yours?

No, it’s the boys’ ball.

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Whose cell phone is this? It’s my phone. / It’s mine

____.
Whose pen is this? It’s your pen. / It’s yours.
Whose car is this? It’s her car. / It’s hers.
Whose bag is that? It’s his bag. / It’s his.
Whose cake is that? It’s their cake. / It’s theirs.
Whose house is that? It’s our house. / It’s ours.

Possessive pronouns are

used to replace nouns or
noun phrases so we don’t
have to repeat them.
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Apostrophes for possession

Singular nouns/Irregular plural nouns:
noun+’s + noun Emma’s laptop / children’s books

Regular plural nouns:

noun+’ + noun parents’ jobs

Whose
Whose + noun + verb? Whose apple is this?
Whose + verb + noun? Whose is this apple?
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Possessive pronouns

I you he she we you they

mine yours his hers ours yours theirs

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Apostrophes for possession

We use ‘ and ‘s to show that someone has or owns
something.

Whose
We use whose to ask who something belongs to.

Possessive pronouns
We use possessive pronouns when we don’t want to
repeat a noun or noun phrase.
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Choose the correct option:

1. a) Whose car is this? The verb comes directly after
the noun in Whose questions.
b) Whose car this is?

2. a) It’s Jennys’ jacket.

b) It’s Jenny’s jacket.

3. a) “Whose chair is this?” “It’s my.”

b) “Whose chair is this?” “It’s mine.”

4. a) Is it your parents’ car? Parents is a plural noun, so

b) Is it your parents’s car? just add an apostrophe.
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You have one of your classmate’s objects.

Circulate and ask and answer questions to
return the object to the original owner.
When you have your object back, sit down.
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Grammar wrap-up
1. Write two ways of asking questions with Whose.

2. With a regular singular noun, where does the

apostrophe go?

3. With a regular plural noun, where does the

apostrophe go?

4. Write the possessive pronouns for he, she and

their.