-'s (Nina's bag / my father's car etc.)
Possessive 's for people (Nina's bag), singular vs plural (friend's / friends'), and of for things and places.
Examples use vocabulary from Unit 4. We use -'s to show that something belongs to a person. Use of … for things, places, and ideas.
A — Person + 's + noun
We normally use -'s to show that something belongs to a person:
person + 's + noun
- Nina's bag = the bag that belongs to Nina
- my father's car = the car that belongs to my father
- the manager's office = the office that belongs to the manager
- James's passport = the passport that belongs to James
- I stayed at my sister's house. (not the house of my sister)
- Have you met Mr Kaplan's wife?
- We're going to Sofia's party on Saturday.
The rest of this lesson is in the General English course:
- —'s without a noun after it
- B — friend's and friends'
- Tip
- C — of … for things, places, and ideas
- Examples with of
Try it: Rewrite using -'s
Example: the house of my sister → my sister's house
- the car of my father →
- the office of the manager →
- the passport of James →
Check your answers in the course — it marks them instantly. This is one of the unit's 4 exercises; the other 3 are in the General English course too.
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