Singular Possessive 's
Complete the sentence: This is ____ (Emma) pink pen.
Emma's
Emma is one person. We use 's for people, so I add 's to Emma.
Fill in the blank: The ____ (girls) room is on the left.
girls'
Girls" means more than one girl. It ends with s, so I put ' after the s.
Fill in the blank: This pencil isn't mine. It's ____ (Jack).
Jack's
We already know it is a pencil. We can use 's without the noun after it.
Which is correct?
A) the window of the house
B) the house's window
A
A house is a thing, not a person. For things, we use of, not 's.
Fix the mistake: This is Bob bike.
This is Bob's bike.
The bike belongs to Bob. Bob is a person, so we need 's after Bob.
Question: Rewrite the phrase with 's:
the dog of my grandpa
my grandpa's dog
My grandpa is a person. For people, we use 's instead of of.
Rewrite the phrase with s':
the toys of the boys
the boys' toys
"Boys" is plural and ends with s. For plural nouns ending in s, we add ' at the end.
What does "It's my grandma's" mean?
A) It's my grandma's bag.
B) It's my grandma bag.
A
My grandma's stands for "my grandma's bag". We don't repeat the noun.
Which is correct?
A) the bag of my brother
B) my brother's bag
B
My brother is a person. We use 's for people, not of.
Fix the mistake: These are the student's books. (for many students)
These are the students' books.
Many students = plural. Plural students ends with s, so the apostrophe goes after the s.
Fill in the blank: ____ (James) birthday is in June.
James's
James is one person's name. Even if it ends with s, we still add 's for singular people
Complete the sentence: Those are my ____ (classmates)
classmates'
"Classmates" is plural and ends with s. I add ' after the s to show possession.
Rewrite to make it shorter: My hair is short, but the hair of Lily is long.
My hair is short, but Lily's is long.
We already said "hair". We can use Lily's instead of "Lily's hair" to avoid repeating.
Fill in with 's or of: The capital ____ France is Paris.
of
France is a place/country. For places, we use of, not 's.
Fix the mistake: I like the color of that dress's.
I like the color of that dress.
A dress is a thing. We use of for things, and we don't add 's to the thing.
Rewrite the whole sentence with 's:
I visited the home of my aunt last weekend.
I visited my aunt's home last weekend.
My aunt is a person. We change "the home of my aunt" to "my aunt's home" with 's.
Rewrite the sentence: The house of my grandparents is in the countryside.
My grandparents' house is in the countryside.
Grandparents are two people, plural, and end with s. We use grandparents' house.
Answer in a short phrase: Whose umbrella is this? (it belongs to our teacher)
It's our teacher's.
The question is about an umbrella. We can answer with our teacher's and skip the word "umbrella".
Fill in with 's or of: ____ (Sarah) favorite food is pizza.
Sarah's
Sarah is a person. We use 's for people to show what they like.
Fix the mistake: The job of my mom is very busy.
My mom's job is very busy.
My mom is a person. For people, we use 's, so "my mom's job" is better.
Make a correct sentence with 's:
Mr. Ford / new job / very easy
Mr. Ford's new job is very easy.
Mr. Ford is a person. The job belongs to him, so we add 's: Mr. Ford's new job.
Fill in the blank: The ____ (children) party is on Saturday.
children's
"Children" is an irregular plural. It doesn't end with s, so we add 's.
Fill in the blank: We had a great party at ____ (my cousin) last Friday.
my cousin's
"At someone's" means at their house. We don't need to say "house" after 's.
Which sentence is WRONG?
A) We watched the beginning of the show.
B) We watched the show's beginning.
B
A show is a thing. We use of for things, so show's beginning is wrong.
Fix the mistake: "Whose cup is this?" "It's Lisas."
"Whose cup is this?" "It's Lisa's."
The cup belongs to Lisa. We need an apostrophe before s: Lisa's, not Lisas.