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Possessives with S A2

Teacher Susana Gómez

Created on February 23, 2021

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Possessives with S

A2 TEACHER ZU

START

Introduction to the possessive

Take notes if necessary

How to spell words with apostrophes correctly

  • Add 's to the noun.
Mandy's brother John plays football. My teacher's name is ...

Singular

Singular names ending in -s

Although it is not considered to be good English, you may add only the apostrophe words ending on unpronounced -s

  • Charles's dog – Charles' dog
  • Illinois's capital – Illinois' capital
Words ending in -x and -z follow the same rules. Felix's car – Felix' car But there are situations where only 's is the best choice to make the meaning clear.

Add the apostrophe ' to regular plural forms:

  • The girls' room is very nice.
  • The Smiths' car is black.

Plural

Add 's to irregular plural forms:

  • The children's books are over there.
  • Men's clothes are on the third floor.

Plurals

If there are multiple nouns, add 's only to the last noun:

  • Peter and John's mother is a teacher.

If there are multiple nouns that refer to one person/thing – add 's to the last noun.

  • Peter and John's mother is a teacher.

If there are multiple nouns that refer to more persons/things – add 's to both nouns.

  • Susan's and Steve's bags are black.

Easy right?

Let's practice a little bit more

Thanks!

Teacher Zu