Learn how to use it, practice with some exercises and check your answers.

1. POSSESSIVE ´S
Made by Brenda Garcia.

2. POSSESSIVE ´S
 Use 's with a person to talk
about relationships:
She is James's daughter.
NOT The daughter of James.
 Use 's with a person to talk
about possessions:
It´s Anne's car.
NOT The car of Anne.

3. POSSESSIVE ´S
 Use 's with irregular plural
people (men, women,
children, people):
That is children's school.
NOT that is the school of the
children.
 Use 's with regular plural
people:
 It is my parents' house.
NOT It is the house of my parents.
NOT It is my parents's house.
 They´re boys' toys.
NOT They´re the toys of the boys.
NOT They´re the boys's toys.

4. POSSESSIVE ´S
 's is not usually used with
things:
 The end of the movie.
NOT The movie's end.
 The battle of Boyaca.
NOT The Boyaca’s battle.
 Be careful with 's :
 Maria's brother - 's - = Relationship.
 Maria’s a lawyer - 's - = Maria is a
lawyer.
**Contraction of the verb to Be.**

5. EXERCISES
Make sentences. Look at the examples:
Check your
answers

6. ANSWERS
1. Peter is Kayla’s father.
2. Sam is Diana’s son.
3. Kayla is Peter’s daughter.
4. Peter is Diana’s husband.
5. Peter is Sam’s father.
6. Diana is Peter’s wife.
7. Sam is Kayla’s brother.
8. Diana is Kayla’s mother.