Unit 15
Possessive nouns
We use ’s to show that something belongs to someone. My brother’s room. Shelly’s computer.
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Rewrite using apostrophes. Example: 1 the boy’s shoes
1 The shoes which belong to the boy. 2 The car which belongs to our teacher. 3 The room which belongs to my brother. 4 The computer which belongs to Mom. 5 The books which belong to Shelly. 6 The food which belongs to the dog.
The girl’s T-shirt.
When the noun is plural or ends in ‘s’, we usually add ’ only. the girls’ speech Mr. Jones’ car
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Rewrite using apostrophes. Example: 1 the girls’ games
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1 The games which belong to the girls. 2 The book which belongs to James. 3 The bags which belong to the students. 4 The toys which belong to my brothers. 5 The house which belongs to my grandparents. 3 Complete the sentences. Example: My brother’s room is always untidy. (brother)
The boys’ T-shirts.
1 ________ mother works in a bank. 2 Our ________ house is near ours. 3 ________ dog is very fierce. 4 I like playing in my ________ garden. 5 ________ football boots are dirty.
(Jade)
(grandparents)
(Mr. Evans)
(friends) (Curtis)
• Explain that for words like ‘men’, ‘ women’, ‘ children’, we add ’s, e.g. the children’s parents . DA Allow some students to write answers to fewer questions according to ability. CR Possessives are sometimes used differently in Creole. Make sentences in Creole and Standard English using possessive nouns for students to compare.
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