POSSESSIVE CASES
We can use possessive'sto talk about the relationship between people or to say who owns
something. Possessive'salways comes after a noun or a name.
We often use possessive'sors'when we talk about family and friends.
“Grandma and Grandpa are my mum'sparents.
Maria'sbest friend is Juanita.
My cousins'birthdays are both in January.”
We can also use it to say that something belongs to someone.
“That's Roberto'sflat. He's got a flat in the city centre.
Kim'shair is very long. She's got long, black hair.
My parents'garden is beautiful. They grow a lot of flowers.”
When it is one person who owns something, we usually use's.
“Our friend'scar is red. She loves it.
Simon'sphone is new. He bought it yesterday.
Can you see Amira'skeys? She can't find them.”
It is possible to use more than one possessive in a phrase.
“We had lunch at my friend'sfather'shouse.”
If a name or noun ends ins, we can add either'or's. The pronunciation can
be/zɪz/or/sɪz/.
“Is that James' bag?
That's my boss'soffice.”
If the thing belongs to more than one person, we usually add'after thesof the plural
noun.
“Our friends'house is in the mountains. They moved there last year.
My grandparents'dog is called Bertie.
The twins'school is closed today.”
If the plural noun is irregular and doesn't end ins, we add's.
“This is our children'sschool.
The women'sclothes are on the second floor.
A lot of people'seyes are brown.”
If something belongs to more than one person, and we give a list of names,
the'scomes after the last name in the list.
“Liam is Anne and Gary'sson.”