Possessives in English
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CAROLINA CASTRO
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Possessives in English
English For Engineers - Level 1
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Possessive with 's
We add 's to singular nouns to show possession:
We are having a party at John's house.
Michael drove his friend's car.
We add ' to plural nouns ending in -s:
This is my parents' house.
Those are ladies' shoes.
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Possessive with 's
But we use 's with irregular plural nouns:
men/ women / children/ people/
These are men's shoes.
Children's clothes are very expensive.
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Possessive with 's
We can use a possessive instead of a full noun phrase to avoid repeating words:
Is that John's car?
No, it's Mary's. (NOT No, it's Mary's [car].)
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1. That car belongs to my friend. = It's my
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That dog belongs to the family next door.
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Our cat always sleeps on that chair.
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Possessive Adjectives
We use possessive adjectives:
to show something belongs to somebody:
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Possessive Adjectives
To show something belongs to somebody:
That's our house.
My car is very old.
For relations and friends:
My mother is a doctor.
How old is your sister?
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Possessive Adjective
For parts of the body:
He's broken his arm.
She's washing her hair.
I need to clean my teeth.
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BE CAREFUL!
The possessive adjective its does not have an apostrophe ('):
That bird has broken its (NOT it's) wing.
(it's always means it is or it has.)
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'its' or 'it's'?
Let's check what we've learnt! :
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/possessives-adjectives
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Created by Carolina Gómez Castro - 2020
Possessives in English
English For Engineers - Level 1
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