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Possessive 's and s’ with exercises.
That's Sarah's bag.
The students' coffee bar is on the first floor.
The children's names are Rose and Tom.
Emma and Kate's father is a teacher.
• We use the possessive 's to talk about what belongs to people, and sometimes
animals, but not things (for things, see Unit 13): That's Sarah's bag.
• We add 's to all singular nouns, and to plural nouns that do not end in-s:
My aunt's house is near here.
The children's names are Ray and Tom.
• We add an apostrophe(') to plural nouns that end in-s:
The students' coffee bar is on the first floor.
Emma and Kate's father is a teacher.
(Not Emme’ s and Kete’s father is a teacher.)
Exercise: 12 a.
Complete the phrases.
Use 's or ‘. o.
my brother’s bike 7.
Lisa .. phone number 1.
the boys names 8.
Mr Smith .. shop 2.
Sarah and John aunt 9.
my parents .. bedroom 3.
the cat basket 10.
Jo ..book 4.
those ladies . bags 11.
my cousins .. dog 5.
Ben . birthday 12.
Lan .. car 6.
my friends . house 13.
men .. clothes Answer key
o.
my brother’s bike 7.
Lisa’s phone number 1.
the boys’ names 8.
Mr Smith’s shop 2.
Sarah and John’s aunt 9.
my parents’ bedroom 3.
the cat’s basket 10.
Jo’s book 4.
those ladies’ bags 11.
my cousins’ dog 5.
Ben’ birthday 12.
lan’s car 6.
my friends’ house 13.
men’s clothes Exercise: 12b.
Re-write the sentences.
Use the words in brackets.
o.
Those are her glasses.
(my sister) Those are my sister’s glasses.
1.
Where's his wallet?
(Andrew) 2.
What are their names?
(those men) 3.
Are these their photos?
(your friends) 4.
Her name's Jet.
(the dog) 5.
Where are their COs?
(Amy and Kim) 6.
That's their cat.
(our neighbours) Answer key.
o.
Those are her glasses.
(my sister) Those are my sister’s glasses.
1.
Where's his wallet?
(Andrew) Where's Andrew's wallet?
2.
What are their names?
(those men) What are those men's names?
3.
Are these their photos?
(your friends) Are these your friends' photos?
4.
Her name's Jet.
(the dog) The dog's name's Jet. 5.
Where are their COs?
(Amy and Kim) Where are Amy and Kim's CDs?
6.
That's their cat.
(our neighbours) That's our neighbours' cat.
Exercise: 12C.
Circle the correct answer.
A: Where's (o.) Anna’s/ Annas' house?
B: It's near (1) Jamie's and Craig ‘s,/Jamie and Craig's school.
A: Is that near your (2) dad's,/dads' office?
B: Yes.
It's behind the (3) children’s,/childrens' playground.
A: Is this your (4) mum’s,/mums' CD?
B: Yes.
It's nice, isn't it?
A: Yes.
My (5) parent’s,/parents' CDs are awful!
They like really horrible music!
B: Well, your (6) brother's,/brothers' CDs are very good.
A: Yes, but he never lets me borrow them!
Answer key.
A: Where's Anna’s house?
B: It's near Jamie and Craig's school.
A: Is that near your dad's office?
B: Yes.
It's behind the children’s playground.
A: Is this your mum’s CD?
B: Yes.
It's nice, isn't it?
A: Yes.
My parents' CDs are awful!
They like really horrible music!
B: Well, your ( brothers' CDs are very good.
A: Yes, but he never lets me borrow them!
A: Whose is this?
B: It's Tom's.
A: Is this your laptop?
B: No, it's my parents'.
We use 's and ' to talk about possession (see Unit 12).
We can use them without a noun when it is clear what we mean:
A: Is this your laptop?
B: No, it's my parents'.
We use whose to ask about possession: Whose is this?
~~ For 'whose', see Unit 74·
Exercise:16 b.
Look at the table and complete the conversations.
MP3 player, CDs, Dog, Car, Bag, DVDs, my sister, my parents, my brother, my cousins, my aunt,
my friend, 0.
A: Is this your MP3 player?
B: No, it’s my sister’s 1.
A: Are these your CDs?
B: No, they're.
2.
A: Is that your dog?
B: No, it's.
3.
A: Is that your car?
B: No, it's.
4.
A: Is that your bag?
B: No, it's.
5.
A: Are these your DVDs?
B: No, they're.
Answer key.
0.
A: Is this your MP3 player?
B: No, it’s my sister’s 1.
A: Are these your CDs?
B: No, they're my parents’. 2.
A: Is that your dog?
B: No, it's my cousins’. 3.
A: Is that your car?
B: No, it's my brother’s.
4.
A: Is that your bag?
B: No, it's my aunt’s.
5.
A: Are these your DVDs?
B: No, they're my friend’s.
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