possessions

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Possession  's  '  of the

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singular (also names)	's	This is my friend's car.
plural ending in -s (also names) Het woord eindigt dus al op een s.	'	These are my sisters' books.
plural not ending in -s	's	The children's voices are loud.
names ending in -s / -x / -z	's or '	Max's / Max' hobby is reading.

Possession of people or animals

singular (ev)	of	The name of the book is Hunger Games.
plural (mv)	of	These are the walls of the castle.
Geographical location	of	London is the capital of England.

Possession of things

Examples of Possession 's 

Chris’s book

- My mother's house

- Susan's dog

- Our neighbours' car

Which one is correct?

1. My parents' car.
2. My parent's car.
3. The car of my parents.

Which one is correct?

1. The house's door.
2. The houses door.
3. The door of the house.
4. The houses' door.

Which of the following is correct?

1. The children's toys
2. The childrens' toys
3. The children' toys
4. The childrens toys

Possession
Which one is correct?

1. Tess's iPad is gone.
2. Tess' iPad is gone
3. Tess her iPad is gone
4. Tess is her iPad gone.

Which one is correct?

1. The friend of my mother
2. My mother’s friend
3. My mothers’ friend

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