Grammar Possessives: 's, ' and ... of

Grammar Possessives: 's, ' and ... of

Learning Objectives

At the end of the lesson you will be able to:
- Understand and apply the use of 's, ' and ... of to express possession in English
- Differentiate between the possessive forms for singular, plural, and names ending in -s/-x/-z
- Use possessive forms for geographical locations

What do you already know about possessives in English?

Use of 's, ' and ... of to express possession

's, ' and ... of are used to express possession in English.

Possession of people or animals

's is used to express possession for singular nouns.
' is used to express possession for plural nouns ending in -s.
... of is used to express possession for plural nouns not ending in -s.

... of is used to express possession for which type of noun?

1. Plural nouns not ending in -s
2. Singular nouns
3. Both singular and plural nouns
4. Plural nouns ending in -s

' is used to express possession for which type of noun?

1. Both singular and plural nouns
2. Plural nouns not ending in -s
3. Plural nouns ending in -s
4. Singular nouns

's is used to express possession for which type of noun?

1. Singular nouns
2. Plural nouns ending in -s
3. Both singular and plural nouns
4. Plural nouns not ending in -s

Possession of things

... of is used to express possession for both singular and plural things.

Possession in geographical locations

's is used to express possession for geographical locations.

Possessive Forms

's: used to express possession for singular nouns
' : used to express possession for plural nouns ending in -s
... of: used to express possession for plural nouns not ending in -s and for things
's/' : used to express possession for names ending in -s/-x/-z

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