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MANAGER

KATE

MY BROTHER

Kate's camera my brother's car the manager's office

(her camera) (his car) (his or her office)

We normally use -'s for people:

0 I stayed at my si sister's house. (not the house of my sister)
my

O 日 ave you met Mr Black's wife? (not the wife of Mr Black)

0 Are you going to James's party?

0 Paul is a man's name. Paula is a woman's name.

You can use -'s without a noun after it:

0 Sophie's hair is longer th an Kate's. (= Kate's hair)

0 'Whose umbrella is this?' ' 'It's my mother's.' (= my mother's umbrella)
is?'
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0 'Where were you last night?' 'I was at Paul's. (= Paul's house)

friend's and friends'

my friend's house = onefriend my friends' house = two or morefriends

(= his house or her house) (= their house)

We write 's after We write ' after

friend/student/mother etc. (singular): friends/students/parents etc. (plural):

my mother's car (one mother) my parents' car (two parents)

my father's car (onefather)

We use of ... for things, places etc. :

0 Look at the roof of that building. (not that building's roof)

0 We didn't see the beginning ofthe film. (not the film's beginning)

0 What's the name ofthis village?

0 Do you know the cause ofthe problem?

0 You can sit in the back ofthe car.

0 Madrid is th e capital of Spain.

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138 ( mine/yours etc. ➔ Unit 61 whose ... ? ➔ Unit 61 -'s (he's / Kate's etc.) ➔ Appendix 4.5