Page 46 - Oxford Grammar for Schools 1 Student Book (1)_Neat

Possessive 's I Write the singular possessiveform.
ÿ The car belongs to the teacher.
We usean apostrophe (') to express possession.
Beth'sdog The dog belongsto Beth. theteacher's car
thechildren'sbikes The bikes belongtothe children. 1 The computer belongstothe boy.
thegirls'room The room belongstothe girls. the _ computer
2 TheT-shirt belongstothe girl.
Fora singular nounor name,we add 's.
the teacher's bag the _ T-shirt
Beth'sdog 3 The books belong tothe
Jack andTom's brother the _ books
4 Thejacket belongsto my muí
For an irregular plural,we add's.
the children's bikes my _ jacket
5 The ball belongstothe dog.
For a regular plural,we add'.
the girls'room
the teachers'cars 6 The phone belongsto my dad.
my _ phone
*7 O8.2 Look at the pictures and w *9 Complete the sentences with the regular and
kBen's.Listenand check. irregular pluralpossessiveform.
ÿ Theteachers havegot a computer.
Itistheteachers' computer.
1 The boys have got a dog.
Itisthe _ dog.
2 The girls have got a house.
Itisthe _ house.
3 Thechildren havegot homework.
Itisthe _ homework.
4 The cats havegot water.
Itisthe _ water.
5 The men have got cars.
They arethe _ cars.
Vi *10 Complete the phrases with 'sor
6 The women have got bags.
They arethe _ bags.
+ theteacherV_ bag
ÿ Ben'? guitar 0 1 the boy _ phone
2 the girls _ school
_ watch
3 Tom _ shirt
! _ computer 4 the teachers _ room
I _ dog
5 thedog _ nose
i _ phone
6 the children _ books
i _ shoes
7 Kim _ hair
8 my parents _ car
9 thegirl _ bike
10 thewomens _ shoes
44 Possessive adjectives; possessive 's