Possessive Apostrophes（名词所有格）

Singular Possessive 's

100

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.}

200

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.}

300

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}

400

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.}

500

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.}

Plural Possessive s'

100

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.}

200

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.}

300

Complete the sentence: Those are my ____ (classmates)

classmates'

_{"Classmates" is plural and ends with s. I add ' after the s to show possession.}

400

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.}

500

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.}

Possessive Without Nouns

100

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.}

200

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.}

300

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.}

400

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".}

500

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.}

's vs Of

100

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.

200

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.

300

Fill in with 's or of: The capital ____ France is Paris.

of

_{France is a place/country. For places, we use of, not 's.}

400

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.}

500

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.

Correct the Sentence

100

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.}

200

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.}

300

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.}

400

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.}

500

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.}