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Possessive CaseGenitive Saxon
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Formation• The possessive case is formed in two
ways:– with ‘s for people and animals e.g.: Jim’s flat– with the preposition of for things the legs of the table
the cat’s eyes
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This is John. These are John’s parents.
• We use the possessive case:– to show that something belongs to somebody. e.g. Mary’s bag, John’s ball– to explain the relationship between two or
more people. e.g. Tom’s uncle, Peter’s friend– to talk about shops and houses. e.g. He’s at the baker’s (baker’s shop) They’re at Bob’s. (Bob’s house)
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Formation• Singular nouns or proper nouns take ‘s. e.g.: the boy’s ball, Emily’s car
– When the proper name ends in –s we add ‘s or only an apostrophe (‘).
e.g. Doris’s hat or Doris’ hat• Plural nouns ending in -s take ‘(apostrophe) e.g. the girls’ house• Irregular plural nouns take ‘s. e.g.: the men’s boat
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Possession / Possessor• Same thing belongs to two or more people
we add ‘s only to the last noun
Paul and Tina’s house (The house belongs to both of them)
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Possession / Possessor• Two or more things belong to two or more
people (and we want to show that each person has his/her own thing)
we add ‘s to each noun
Mary’s and Tom’s roller skates (Each has his/her roller skates)
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Asking about possession• When we want to know to whom
something belongs we use the question word whose
Whose horse is this? It’s Helen’s. (It’s Helen’s horse)