Use of 'S - S'

The Use of

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Possessive CASE

It is used to express possession or relationship between people, animals, things, or concepts, The possessive case 'S or S' is used to talk about something that belongs to someone or that something is associated with someone.

USE

John owns a car. ('John' is the possessor) It is John's car.

For example:

The dog has a bone.(The bone belongs to the dog) It is the dog's bone.

For example:

• The possessive ‘S or S' structure is used, especially when the first noun is the name of a person, group of people, organization, country or animal.

• It is also used with expressions of time.
• In other cases we generally prefer a structure with "of"

1. My sister's name is Emily.
2. The teacher's desk is very tidy.
3. Her brother's car is red.
4. Their parents' house is big.
5. John's favorite book is "Harry Potter."

In general, to make the Saxon genitive we add (‘s) to the possessor (who something belongs to), followed by the possession. The basic structure is this one:

RULES

1. We add 'S after singular noun or proper names. For example:

• Jessica's book.
• Cindy's dress is beautiful!

2. After plural nouns ending in –s, just add ´:For example:

• The doctors´ uniforms are white.
• My friends' dog is very friendly

3. After irregular plural nouns that don´t end in –s, add ´s:For example:

• The children - The children´s clothes.
• The women - The women's dresses.

4. For names that end in an s or z sound, you can add -'s or just an apostrophe. Going with -'s is the more common choice:For example:

• The teacher of James is Italian.
• James' teacher is Italian.
• James's teacher is Italian.

5. If two or more people or animals possess the same thing, add ´sonly to the last owner. For example:

• Peter and Simon´s teacher.

• If they don't share the same possession, add 'S to each possessor.
• For example: Mike's and Judy's toys are in the box.

of means “de” and it’s used to express possession of inanimated things.

• The leg of the chair.
• The importance of the language.
• The months of the year.
• The wheels of the car.

FROM is translated as “de”, but only to express the origin of person o thing.

• Kate comes from England
• The passage is from a poem written by Lord Byron.

Be careful!

It is crucial that you know that means: • Possessive: My brother’s office is downtown. (his office) • Not a Possessive: My brother’s an engineer. (the short form of is)

1. the camera / Tom 2. the eyes / the cat 3. the top / the page 4. the daughter / Mr Smith 5. the toys / the children 6. the names / your friend 7. the man / name 8. the car / Mike 9. the garden / our neighbours 10. the birthday / my father

• Change the sentences using ’s or s' in order to show possession.
• Follow the examples: Examples:

My father has a car. His car is blue. = My father's car is blue. 1. My mother has a house. Her house is in the country. 2. Peter has some books. They are on the table. 3. John has a girlfriend. She lives in Europe. 4. Fernando has a brother. He is traveling in Mexico. 5. The dog has a lot of hair. The hair is very thick. 6. The bull has horns. The horns are sharp. 7. We went to a party yesterday. It was fantastic. 8. Charles has a new laptop. The laptop is very light. 9. My sister has two daughters. They are in high school.

Thanks for your Attention!