Possessive 's

Possessive 's

We use 'S with a person to talk about family and possession. The car of my mother. The father of my friend. The bag of Maria. The sister of Bob.

My mother's car. He is my friend's father. Maria's bag. Bob's sister.

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If the noun is a regular plural noun use S' not 'S The tails of the dogs The friends of my parents. The bags of my sisters The dresses of the girls.

The dogs' tails My parents' friends My sisters' bags. The girls' dresses.

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People's names that end in "s" you can write (') at the end, or add ('s). Charles' job was on the line. or Charles's job was on the line.

When an added - s would lead to three closely bunched s or z just use an apostrophe at the end. The map of Ulysses' journey.

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If you have to show joint ownership, give the possessive form to the final name only. Abbott and Costello's famous baseball sketch.

Author's Name

We DON'T usually use 'S with things

The car door Thr movie end The city park

The door of the car The end of the movie The park of the city

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Whose bag is this?

Whose is this bag?

• It's Maria's

• It's Maria's bag

WHOSE...?

BE CAREFUL!!!!

Maria's mother (The mother of Maria) 's = possessive Maria's from Spain (Maria is from Spain) 's = verb to be

Who's that girl? ('s = Who is) Whose is this bag? SAME PRONUNCIATION

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