Topic 15

Topic 15

Apostrophe = Noun’s noun      (Noun’s = a person / an animal)

If you use the name of a person to show the possession, you have to use an apostrophe. 

               Ali’s car                            his  car

               John’s sister                      his sister

               Meena’s pen                      her pen

     That is Mary’s mother.        

      That is her mother.

  

       This is Paul’s house.

       This is his house.

    

        The cat’s claws are sharp.

        Its claws are sharp.

For non-living things, we use ‘the part of the whole’ to show possession.

   

       the legs of the chair        (the leg is a part of the whole chair)

       the roof of the house                        

       the door of the car

       the handle of the knife

       the hands of the clock

For living things, we also use ‘the part of the whole’ to show possession.

      

       the hair of the boy               the boy’s hair

       the arm of the man              the man’s arm

       the feather of the duck         the duck’s feather

       the beak of the bird             the bird’s beak

Exercise  72

Rewrite each of these sentences adding ‘s or s’

1.  That is Aminah umbrella.

     _________________________________________________________

2.  Those boys shoes are very dirty.

     _________________________________________________________

3.  These are the girls handkerchiefs.     (many girls)

     _________________________________________________________

4.  That is Joseph bicycle.

     _________________________________________________________

5.  These are the pupils hats.     (many pupils)

     _________________________________________________________

6.  This is Leena eraser.

     _________________________________________________________

7.  That cat tail is very long.

     _________________________________________________________

8.  Those rabbits ears are long.

     _________________________________________________________

9.  That is Hui Ling comb.

     _________________________________________________________

10. These babies shoes are tiny.

Exercise 76

Use the correct expression to show possessions.

1.  boy               ---------          hair     

    a)__________________________ b)___________________________

2.  house           ---------           man 

    a)__________________________ b)___________________________

3.  feathers        ---------           goose

    a)_________________________   b) ___________________________

4.  house           ---------           fence

    _________________________________________________________

5.  tree             ----------           trunk

    _______________________________________________