When we want to show that something belongs to somebody, we usually add an apostrophe + s ('s) to a singular noun and an apostrophe (') to a plural noun, for example:• the student's book (one student)
• the students' book (two or more students)
Proper Nouns (Names)
We very often use possessive 's with names:
• This is Mary's car.
• Where is Ram's telephone?
• Is this Anthony's pen?
• I like Alice's hair.
When a name ends in s, we usually treat it like any other singular noun, and add 's:
• This is Charles's chair.
Irregular Plurals
Some nouns have irregular plural forms without s (man → men). To show possession, we usually add 's to the plural form of these nouns:
singular noun plural noun
my child's dog my children's dog
the man's work the men's work
the mouse's cage the mice's cage
a person's clothes people's clothes
Let's practise the possessive.
exercise 1 (Choose the correct word)
exercise 2 (Put the words in the correct order)
exercise 3 (Make correct sentences)
exercise 4 (choose the correct word)
exercise 5 ( click on the words in the correct order)
