CENTRO PREUNIVERSITARIO VALDIZANO

INGLÉS
CAPÍTULO II POSSESSIVE ’S / S’
(Genitive Saxon)
Teacher: Eduardo Gutiérrez Santayana.
En español, el decir que algo le pertenece a alguien usamos
la preposición “de”, lo que en inglés sería of, sin embargo,
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES utilizan el apostrofe s = ’s en vez de tal preposición.

Subject Possessive Ejemplo:

Pronoun: adjective: The car of Pedro. (incorrect) = Pedro’s car. (correct)
I My noun noun
You Your We use ’S to show possession
He His
She Her The laptop of my sister. (incorrect)
My sister’s laptop. (correct)
It Its
We Our The cat of Henry. (incorrect)
You Your Henry’s cat. (correct)
They Their
Examples: The car of Tony and Fernando. (incorrect)
Tony and Fernando’s car. (correct)
 I am your teacher. My name is Eduardo.
Write these sentences in the correct form:
 You are my students. This is your e-book.
 Johana is their teacher. Her class is very interesting. 1. The tablet of Carmen.

 She is my colleague. Our job is in CEPREVAL. Carmen's tablet.

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 We have a new laptop. Its screen is big. 2. The microphone of Sara.

FRANK LOPEZ 11:48 AM Sara's microphone.
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 Our new place of work is new. We are happy.
3. The sister of my neighbour.
 They are my friends. Their names are Luis and Luisa.
My neighbour's sister.
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Nota.- No confundir las siguientes formas por su similitud en la 4. What is the name of your sister?
pronunciación:
What is your sister's name?
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You’re (contracción de you are) 5. The uniform of the Sailor.
Your (adjetivo posesivo: tu o tus) Tha sailor's uniform.
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It’s (contracción de it is) BEATRIZ ALCEDO 11:49 AM My sister's neighbour.
Its (adjetivo posesivo) We use S’ with nouns in plural.
The laptop of the students. (incorrect)
They’re (contracción de they are) The students’ laptop. (correct) Andres's car.
Their (adjetivo posesivo: su o sus de ellos o ellas)
The doll of the little girls. (incorrect)
He’s (contracción de he is) The little girls’ doll. (correct)
His (adjetivo posesivo)
Exercise: Translate these sentences into Spanish.
Exercises:
Complete these sentences: Las guitarras de los músicos.
1. The musicians’ guitars: ____________________________

our Las guitarras del músico.

2. The musician’s guitars: ____________________________
1. Luis and I are teachers, _______ job is in CEPREVAL.
his
2. Pedro and _______ mother are from Huánuco. your La cama de mis perros.
3. My dogs’ bed: __________________________________

my son is from Ambo.

3. I’m from Las Pampas but _______ La cama de mi perro.
4. My dog’s bed: __________________________________
5. The teacher’s desk: ______________________________
El escritorio del profesor.
her
4. This is your aunt _______ name is Elizabeth.
El escritorio de los profesores.
6. The teachers’ desk: ______________________________
their wedding is tonight.
5. Mary and Jesus are singles, _______
his Exercise: Write with the ’S (Apostrophe S)
6. Daniel and _______ sisters are chemist.
its
7. I have a new cell phone _______ screen is full HD. 1. the man / name The man's name.
: _________________________
your teacher and you are my pupils.
8. I am _______ 2.
JHAIR
the eyes / the tiger
12:00 PM The tiger's eyes.
: _________________________
their daughter is a doctor.
9. Their sons are lawyers and _______ 3. the top / the page The page's top.
: _________________________
their father is Mr. Rocca.
10. Bruno is her brother, _______
her 4.
JHAIR BORJA
the aunt / Mr. Smith
12:04 PM Mr Smith's aunt.
: _________________________
his
11. Carlos is a gynaecologist and _______ wife is a doctor. 5.
Cori
the toys / the children
Flor 12:06 PM The children's toys.
: _________________________
12. Johana is a teacher. She loves her
our, their, him, her
_______ job. 6. the name / your friend : Your friend's name.
_________________________
your car? - Yes, it is mine.
13. Is this _______ 7. the camera / Karen Karen's camera.
: _________________________
14. That’s our
his, her, their, my
_______ favourite music. We love it. 8. the plane / Jack Jack's plane.
: _________________________
their parents.
15. Many students live with _______ 9. Our neighbours' car.
the car / our neighbours : _________________________
10. the birthday / my son My son's birthday.
: _________________________

1 HEYSO BERROSPI 12:00 PM the eye's tiger.

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PRACTICE 2
4. What’s Elizabeth’s husband’s name?
1. Mr. Lazo prepares drinks. _______ are very good. A. William
A. The drinks of Mr. Lazo B. Charles
C. Andrew
B. Mr. Lazo's drinks D. Phillip
C. Mr. Lazos' drinks E. Edward

2. My son was born on 28th May. The 28th May is _______. 5. What’s Ann’s job?
A. the birthday of my son A. She’s a philanthropist.
B. my son's birthday B. She is an English teacher.
C. She’s an engineer.
C. my birthday's son
D. She’s a jockey.
E. She is a politician.
3. All the students have put their tablets on the desk.
All the _______ are on the desk. 6. Choose the false sentences:
A. tablets of the students I. Phillip’s wife is Greek. ( F)
B. students's tablets II. Ann’s mother’s politician. ( T)
C. students' tablets III. William is Elizabeth’s grandson. ( T)
IV. Carol’s owner is Phillip. ( T)
4. Ted and Liz are husband and wife. Ted is _______. A. II and IV
A. the husband of Liz B. III and IV
B. Liz's husband C. II and III
C. Lizs' husband D. IV
E. I
5. That boat belongs to Tito. It's _______.
7. Choose the true sentences.
A. the boat of Tito
B. Tito's car Tito's boat. I. Ann and Vulcan are Elizabeth’s pets. ( F)
C. Titos' car II. Elizabeth is English. ( T)
III. Carol is a corgi dog. (T )
Reading 1 IV. Harry is a helicopter pilot. ( F)

My name is Elizabeth. I'm a politician. I'm from England. I'm A. I

B. II and IV
married. My husband's name is Phillip. He is Greek. He is
C. II and III
retired from the Navy. We have four children: Anne, Charles, D. III and IV
E. II
Andrew and Edward; and we have four pet corgis. Their
names are: Carol, Candy, Piper and Vulcan. We love them. Reading 2
Anne is a Jockey, Charles is a Philanthropist, Andrew is a
I’m Richard Starr. I am from Reading city. My wife is Águeda.
Military as his father and Edward is a Presenter. Charles’
She is Peruvian; And she is from Pichari - Cusco. I’m a Spanish
children are charismatic. William is a helicopter pilot and Harry is
teacher and my wife a pharmacologist. We love to travel around
is a soldier.
the world.

Answer these questions:

1. Where is Richard from?
1. What’s Elizabeth’s job?
A. She’s politician.
Richard is from Reading city.
_________________________________________
B. She is politician.
C. She is a politician.
2. What is Richard’s wife’s job?
D. She is an English.
E. It’s a politician. Richard’s wife’s job is pharmacologist.
__________________________________________

2. Who is Elizabeth’s daughter?

A. Candy 3. What’s Richard’s favourite activity?
B. Carol Richard’s favourite activity is to travel around the world.
__________________________________________
C. Ann
D. Piper
E. Isabel
4. Is Richard an artist?
3. Where is Elizabeth’s husband from? No, he isn't.
__________________________________________
A. He’s from England.
B. He’s from Great Britain.
C. He is from the United Kingdom. 5. What’s Richard’s wife’s name?
D. He is from Greece. Richard’s wife’s name is Águeda.
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E. He’s from Greek.

Exercises

2 Saxon genitive's exercises