Possessives

Adding 's or ' to show possession or ownership.

Example:

- John's car.
- My parents' house.

Add an apostrophe + s ('s) to a singular noun.
Add an apostrophe (') to a plural noun.
For example:

• the boys' ball (two or more boys)

• the boy's ball (one boy)
  
  

We use have/ has to talk about possessions or to show ownership.

• Example:

• We have brown eyes.

• She has a cat.

Have vs Has

• I have dark hair,

• You have many toys.

• We have two kittens.

• Tom and Alexa have soft skin.

• John has three sons.

• Marcela has red shoes.

• My car is new. It has four wheels.

Possessive adjectives

Possessive adjectives are used in front of nouns to show possession.


The words my, your, her, his, its, our and their, are possessive adjectives.

Possessive adjectives