3. 3
The dog has a collar.
The dog’s collar is blue.
15-1 POSSESSIVE NOUNS
4. 4
(a) The dog has a collar.
The dog’s collar is blue.
(b) My sister has a son.
My sister’s son is tall.
SINGULAR NOUN
15-1 POSSESSIVE NOUNS
POSSESSIVE
FORM
SINGULAR NOUN
POSSESSIVE
FORM
5. 5
(a) The dog has a collar.
The dog’s collar is blue.
(b) My sister has a son.
My sister’s son is tall.
15-1 POSSESSIVE NOUNS
POSSESSIVE NOUN, SINGULAR:
noun + apostrophe ( ) + -s
’
6. 6
(c) The dogs have collars.
The dogs’ collars are blue.
(d) My sisters have sons.
My sisters’ sons are tall.
PLURAL NOUN
15-1 POSSESSIVE NOUNS
POSSESSIVE
FORM
PLURAL NOUN
POSSESSIVE
FORM
7. 7
(c) The dogs have collars.
The dogs’ collars are blue.
(d) My sisters have sons.
My sisters’ sons are tall.
15-1 POSSESSIVE NOUNS
POSSESSIVE NOUN, PLURAL:
noun + -s + apostrophe ( )
’
12. 12
(a) The factory makes children’s shoes.
(b) That factory makes men’s shoes too.
(c) It also makes women’s shoes and boots.
(d) Some people’s names are hard to say.
15-2 POSSESSIVE: IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS
irregular plural
nouns
children
men
women
people
13. 13
REGULAR PLURAL POSSESSIVE NOUN:
IRREGULAR PLURAL POSSESSIVE NOUN:
(a) The factory makes children’s shoes.
(b) That factory makes men’s shoes too.
(c) It also makes women’s shoes and boots.
(d) Some people’s names are hard to say.
the girls’ teacher
the men’s shoes
15-2 POSSESSIVE: IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS
14. 14
These shoes belong to Tyler.
They’re ______ shoes.
15-2 Let’s Practice
Tyler
Tyler’s
15. 15
These shoes are for men.
They’re _____ shoes.
15-2 Let’s Practice
men’s
men
17. 17
This hat belongs to me.
It is my hat.
It is mine.
15-3 POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS: MINE, YOURS, HIS,
HERS, OURS, THEIRS
18. 18
(a) This hat belongs to me.
It is my hat.
It is mine.
(b) That hat belongs to you.
It is your hat.
It is yours.
(c) That hat is mine.
That is mine hat. ?
15-3 POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS: MINE, YOURS, HIS,
HERS, OURS, THEIRS