Possessive 's

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

Brooklyn is David's son. Brooklyn's wife is Nicola Peltz. Romeo is Brooklyn's brother. Victoria's mother is Jackie Adams. Jackie's husband is Anthony Adams.

Grammar Reference · Possessive 's

Possessive 's — form

David's job is football. — Add 's to a name to show it belongs to that person.

Possessive 's — family

Harper is Brooklyn's sister. — Use 's to show a family relationship.

Possessive 's — things

Victoria's mother is Jackie. — 's works with any noun, not only names.

Possessive 's —

What is your mother's name? — Ask about names and family with 's.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Possessive 's

1.This is brother. His name is Cruz.

2.What is job? She works in fashion.

3.Sandra a famous son.

4.My name is Maria. She is my father's sister.

5.Harper is daughter. She is very young.

6.My cousin a big family.

02Exercise 2 — Build · Re-order the Words

jumble · capital + full stop + conjugate

1.name · mother's · is · Victoria · What · your ?

2.job · father's · My · is · football

3.sister · Harper · Brooklyn's · is

4.has · son · Sandra · a

5.husband · Jackie's · Anthony · is

6.two · Romeo · brothers · has

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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