15150 genitive possessive case

THESE ARE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT USES OF ‘S OR S’ ‘S - IS USED TO SHOW THAT SOMETHING BELONGS TO OR IS ASSOCIATED WITH SOMEONE.. Ex: Peter’s satchel // Jennifer’s pencil // John’s dog ‘S

THESE ARE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT USES OF ‘S

OR S’

‘S - IS USED TO SHOW THAT SOMETHING BELONGS TO OR IS

ASSOCIATED WITH SOMEONE.

Ex: Peter’s satchel // Jennifer’s pencil // John’s dog

‘S – IT IS ALSO USED WITH ORGANIZATIONS OR GROUPS OF PEOPLE, COUNTRIES, PLACES, EXPRESSIONS OF TIME.

EX: The government’s policy // Britain’s symbols // yesterday’s newspapers S’ – WITH PLURAL NOUNS ENDING IN –S ONLY THE

APOSTROPHE (‘) IS USED.

Ex: My parents’ opinion // My neighbours’ dog // the Carters’ room

WHEN THERE IS MORE THAN ONE POSSESSOR THE ‘S IS PUT AFTER THE LAST NAME

Ex: Mary and Peter’s house // Charlie and Maggie’s backyard // Julie and John’s car

THE ‘S OR S’ FORM IS USED ON ITS OWN WHEN REFERRING TO

A HOUSE, A SHOP, A CHURCH.

Ex: … At my mother’s // …… at the baker’s // … St Paul’s

WHEN THE NOUN IS FOLLOWED BY A DESCRIPTIVE PHRASE OR CLAUSE, THE STRUCTURE NOUN + OF + NOUN IS USED

Ex: “Revenge” was the motto of the rebels who took part in the

demonstration.

1 Use the apostrophe with or without - s – and join the two nouns

sometimes you have to use the structure noun + of + noun:

a Yesterday / paper mentioned some irregularities in the

campaigns.

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b Michael / expensive car

c The president / family gave him their support

d Mr and Mrs Rowse / wedding was celebrated in Hong Kong

e Next week / meeting has been cancelled

f The mother / Anna

g The new manager / company

h Jill has got a / three week holiday

i The company success / is due to their excellent staff

j The ground floor / the building

k The children / Don and Mary

l The wedding / the friend / Helen

m The birthday / my father

n Month / the beginning

o The jacket / that man

Key:

a Yesterday’s paper mentioned some irregularities in the

campaigns.

b Michael’s expensive car

c The president’s family gave him their support

d Mr and Mrs Rowse’s wedding was celebrated in Hong Kong

e Next week’s meeting has been cancelled

f Anna’s mother

g The company’s new manager

h Jill has got a three week’s holiday

i The company’s success is due to their excellent staff

j The ground floor of the building

k Don and Mary’s children

l Helen’s friend’s wedding.

m My father’s birthday

n the beginning of the month

o That man’s jacket

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