Dec 15, 2015

Possessive nouns and pronouns
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    Grammar tips:

    Possessive nouns::

    ’s — with a singular noun or a name
          Where is Sasha’s book?
          Where is the teacher’s book?

    ’s — with the noun or name that comes last in a list of two or more
          When is Mark and Hanna’s table?

    ’ — with plural nouns
          Where are the students’ books?

    Possessive pronouns::

          I → my      Where is my bag?
          you → your       Where is your hat?
          he → his      Where is his parents?
          she → her      Where is her car?
          it → its      Where is its place?
          we → our      Where is our train?
          they → their      What are their names?
    Grammar tips:

    Possessive nouns::

    ’s — with a singular noun or a name
          Where is Sasha’s book?
          Where is the teacher’s book?

    ’s — with the noun or name that comes last in a list of two or more
          When is Mark and Hanna’s table?

    ’ — with plural nouns
          Where are the students’ books?

    Possessive pronouns::

          I → my      Where is my bag?
          you → your       Where is your hat?
          he → his      Where is his parents?
          she → her      Where is her car?
          it → its      Where is its place?
          we → our      Where is our train?
          they → their      What are their names?


  • Complete the sentences with the correct possessive noun or pronouns.
    • “Excuse me. Where is  . . . 
      Ben & Jonson’s restaurant
      ?”
      “It’s over there.”
      • Ben & Jonson restaurant
      • Ben & Jonson’s restaurant
      • Ben & Jondons restaurant

    • “Do you know  . . . 
      Susan’s nickname
      ?”
      “It’s Sandy.”
      • Susan nickname
      • Susan’s nickname
      • Susans nickname

    • “What does  . . . 
      her mother
      do?”
      “She is a scientist.”
      • her’s mother
      • her mother
      • she mother

    • “Whose house is this?”
      “This is  . . . 
      our house
      .”
      • we house
      • our house
      • ours house

    • “Where is your brother?”
      “He is at the  . . . 
      dentist’s office
      .”
      • dentist’s office
      • dentists office
      • dentist office

    • “I like big American  . . . 
      family houses
      .”
      “I like too, but I prefer to live in apartments.”
      • family’s houses
      • family houses
      • families houses

    • “Are  . . . 
      your sisters
      similar?”
      “Yes, they are twins.”
      • you sister
      • your sisters
      • yours sisters

    • “What does she want from us?”
      “She wants  . . . 
      her notebook
      back.”
      • hers notebook
      • her notebook
      • she notebook

    • “What kind of basket is that?”
      “That’s our  . . . 
      cat’s basket
      .”
      • cats basket
      • cat basket
      • cat’s basket

    • “Where does your uncle live?”
      “ . . . 
      My uncle
      ? He lives in Japan right now.”
      • My’s uncle
      • Me uncle
      • My uncle

    • “Have you ever been in  . . . 
      Lucas’ photo studio
      ?”
      “No, but I’m going.”
      • Lucas’ photo studio
      • Lucas photo studio
      • Lucas’s photo studio

    • “Where are you going?”
      “I’m going round to  . . . 
      Allen’s house
      .”
      • Allen’s house
      • Allens house
      • Allen house

    • “What is  . . . 
      Mathilda’s
      occupation?”
      “She is a data analyst.”
      • Mathildas’
      • Mathilda’s
      • Mathilda

    • “Whose car is it?”
      “It’s my  . . . 
      nephew’s car
      .”
      • nephews car
      • nephew’s car
      • nephew car

    • “Who is that young lady with Mr. Carson?”
      “She is  . . . 
      his daughter
      .”
      • he daughter
      • his daughter
      • his’ daughter

    • “Is this  . . . 
      your camera
      ?”
      “Yes, it is.”
      • you camera
      • your camera
      • yours camera

    • “What’s  . . . 
      their address
      ?”
      “955 Stewart Drive.”
      • they address
      • their address
      • theirs address

    • “Whose book is this?”
      “This is  . . . 
      their book
      .”
      • their book
      • theirs book
      • their’s book

    • “Where are you going?”
      “I’m going to the  . . . 
      Simpsons’ house
      .”
      • Simpsons house
      • Simpsons’ house
      • Simpsonses’ house

    • “What is  . . . 
      Mr. Sanders’ suggestion
      ?”
      “First of all, he suggests finding a job.”
      • Mr. Sanders’ suggestion
      • Mr. Sanders’s suggestion
      • Mr. Sanders suggestion

    • “What is  . . . 
      his phone number
      ?”
      “390 4114.”
      • his’ phone number
      • he phone number
      • his phone number

    • “What does  . . . 
      his father
      do?”
      “He is an engineer.”
      • his’ father
      • he father
      • his father

    • “Whose room is this?”
      “This is  . . . 
      her room
      .”
      • her room
      • hers room
      • his’ room

    • “How many children does  . . . 
      your aunt
      have?”
      “He has no children.”
      • you aunt
      • yours aunt
      • your aunt

    • “Have you been invited to  . . . 
      Lin and Brandon’s wedding
      ?”
      “Sure.”
      • Lin and Brandon wedding
      • Lin’s and Brandon’s wedding
      • Lin and Brandon’s wedding

    • “Where can I buy some bread?”
      “You can buy it at the  . . . 
      baker’s shop
      .”
      • baker’s shop
      • baker shop
      • bakers shop

    • “Who are those kids?”
      “They are  . . . 
      Ron’s cousins
      .”
      • Rons cousins
      • Ron’s cousins
      • Ron’ cousins

    • “Where are we going to meet?”
      “Let’s meet at the  . . . 
      lawyer’s office
      .”
      • lawyer’s office
      • lawyers office
      • lawyer office

    • “Who do you live with?”
      “I live with  . . . 
      my parents
      .”
      • my parents
      • me parents
      • I parents

    • “At what age do grown children usually leave their  . . . 
      parents’ house
      ?”
      “It depends on many factors.”
      • parent house
      • parents house
      • parents’ house

tags: possessive nouns and pronouns • ESL grammar beginner
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