Possessive Adjectives
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Possessive Adjectives
Whose is it?
Possessive Pronouns• Each personal pronoun has a possessive
adjective.– I have a white cat. My cat’s name is Rose.– You have an ESL class. Your class is at Mt. SAC.
– Ken and Quyt like movies. His favorite is Star Wars and her favorite is Titanic.
– Their cars are both Toyota Corollas.– We have three boys. Our children like to ride
bicycles in the park.
Singular Nouns
• We use an apostrophe + s after a noun to show possession.
• The bicycle of John = John’s bicycle
• The house of Alice = Alice’s house
• John’s bicycle is at Alice’s house.
Plural Nouns
• If the noun is plural, we put the apostrophe after the plural noun.
• The plates of the guests = the guests’ plates
Irregular Plural Nouns
• Add an apostrophe + s after an irregular plural noun.– The men’s room is in the next building.– Children’s scissors have blunt points.– Barack Obama was the people’s choice.
• The final s is optional after nouns ending in s– Mr. Jones is the boys’ football coach.
– James’ sister lives in Sacramento.
Questions
• Use whose to ask a question about possession.– Whose book is on the table?
– Eric’s book is on the table.
– Whose empty pizza boxes are on the floor?
– They are Diana and Flor’s. They are the students’ (boxes).
– Whose birthday comes on January 16th?
– Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday does.