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Unit 64 · Pronouns and possessives

-'s (Kate's camera / my brother's car etc.)

Study

A

We normally use -'s for people:

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

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Have you met Mr Black's wife? (not the wife of Mr Black)

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Are you going to James's party?

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

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

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Sophie's hair is longer than Kate's. (= Kate's hair)

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'Whose umbrella is this?' 'It's my mother's.' (= my mother's umbrella)

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'Where were you last night?' 'I was at Paul's.' (= Paul's house)

B

friend's and friends'

We write 's after friend/student/mother etc. (singular): my mother's car (one mother) my father's car (one father)

We write ' after friends/students/parents etc. (plural): my parents' car (two parents)

C

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

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

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

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What's the name of this village?

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Do you know the cause of the problem?

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You can sit in the back of the car.

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Madrid is the capital of Spain.

Exercises (3)

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64.1

Look at the family tree. Complete the sentences about the people in the family.

Family tree: Brian and Helen, their children Sarah and James, Sarah married to Paul with son Daniel
  1. 1
    Brian is Helen's husband.example
  2. 2
    Sarah is Daniel's .
  3. 3
    Helen is wife.
  4. 4
    James is Sarah's .
  5. 5
    James is uncle.
  6. 6
    Sarah is wife.
  7. 7
    Helen is Daniel's .
  8. 8
    Sarah is James's .
  9. 9
    Paul is husband.
  10. 10
    Paul is Daniel's .
  11. 11
    Daniel is nephew.
64.2

Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use one word only.

  1. 1A handbag with an ALICE name tag.
    Whose is this? Alice's example
  2. 2A bicycle with an ANDY name tag.
    Whose is this?
  3. 3Glasses with a DAVE name tag.
    And this?
  4. 4Shoes with a JANE name tag.
    And these?
  5. 5An umbrella with a RACHEL name tag.
    And this?
  6. 6Gloves with an ALICE name tag.
    And these?
64.3

Are these sentences OK? Change them where necessary.

  1. 1
    I stayed at the house of my sister. example
  2. 2
    What is the name of this village?
  3. 3
    Do you like the colour of this coat?
  4. 4
    Do you have the phone number of Simon?
  5. 5
    The job of my brother is very interesting.
  6. 6
    Write your name at the top of the page.
  7. 7
    For me, the morning is the best part of the day.
  8. 8
    The favourite colour of Paula is blue.
  9. 9
    When is the birthday of your mother?
  10. 10
    The house of my parents isn't very big.
  11. 11
    The walls of this house are very thin.
  12. 12
    The car stopped at the end of the street.
  13. 13
    Are you going to the party of Silvia next week?
  14. 14
    The manager of the hotel is not here at the moment.