Possessive Nouns
The car of my brother is blue
My brother's car is blue.
This book or ___ book.
This book or THAT book.
I like ____ flowers, not these flowers.
I like THOSE flowers, not these flowers.
All desks of the teachers are messy.
All teachers' desks are messy.
You use it to talk about something singular and near you.
THIS
Do you want to see those movies or ____ movies?
Do you want to see those movies or THESE movies?
The parents of my friends are nice
My friends' parents are nice.
You use it to talk about something singular and far from you.
THAT
You use it to mention plural objects near you.
THESE
The dog of our neighbor bit me!
Our neighbor's dog bit me!
Is / it / this / house? / or / house / that /
Is it this house or that house?
I / people. / near / these / live
I live near these people.
I need to wash the dresses of my daughters
I need to wash my daughters' dresses.
this / drives / that / car, / not / car. / He
He drives that car, not this car.
Do / those / you / these / like / or / colors / colors?
Do you like these colors or those colors?