POSSESSIVE
NOUNS
Possessive nouns are formed by adding an apostrophe (') and an "s"
to a noun. For plural nouns which end
in "s", just add an apostrophe.
Examples: the name of the boy ---> the boy's name
the legs of the chair ---> the chair's
legs
the rights of the workers --->
the workers' rights
the leader of the people ---> the people's
leader
Exercise: Replace the underlined
phrases with a possessive form using 's or s'.
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Ex. |
We must find the mother of the boy. |
We must find the boy's mother. |
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1. |
The toys of the children are in the toy box. |
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2. |
We visited the brother of Susan. |
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3. |
The teacher was impressed by the marks of the students. |
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4. |
The microprocessor of the computer
is its most expensive component. |
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5. |
The sound of the waves is beautiful. |
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PERSONAL
PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVES
Note: -The subject form
is generally used for the doer of an action.
-The object form is used
for the receiver of an action, and it
is also used after
prepositions.
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Subject form |
Object form |
Possessive Adjective |
Possessive Pronoun |
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I |
me |
my |
mine |
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You |
you |
your |
yours |
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He/She/It |
him/her/it |
his/her/its |
his/hers/- |
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We |
us |
our |
ours |
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They |
them |
their |
theirs |
Note: Personal possessives are never
used with an article. For example,
we can say "this is her book", but not "this is the her
book".
© Copyright 2001 by Eric Squire