THE
POSSESIV
E ‘S
YOU USE IT WHEN
YOU WANT TO SAY
WHOSE
SOMETHING
GRAMMAR RULES TO USE IT:
• WE PUT IT AT THE END OF A NAME: MARY’S CAT
• IF THE LAST LETTER OF THE NAME IS S YOU MUST PUT AT
THE END OF THE NAME AN APOSTROPHE (‘) : NICOLAS’
DOG
• IF IN A SENTENCE THERE ARE TWO NAMES YOU MUST PUT
THE ‘S AT THE END OF THE SECOND NAME: JOHN AND
MARY’S GOLDFISH
THE POSSESIVE ‘S AND THE ARTICLES
• YOU MUST REMOVE THE ARTICLE WHEN, AFTER THE NAME
THERE IS THE POSSESIVE ‘S:
THE LILY’S DOG  LILY’S DOG
IT CORRESPONDS…
TO THE «GENITIVO SASSONE» IN ITALIAN

Englishonline

  • 1.
    THE POSSESIV E ‘S YOU USEIT WHEN YOU WANT TO SAY WHOSE SOMETHING
  • 2.
    GRAMMAR RULES TOUSE IT: • WE PUT IT AT THE END OF A NAME: MARY’S CAT • IF THE LAST LETTER OF THE NAME IS S YOU MUST PUT AT THE END OF THE NAME AN APOSTROPHE (‘) : NICOLAS’ DOG • IF IN A SENTENCE THERE ARE TWO NAMES YOU MUST PUT THE ‘S AT THE END OF THE SECOND NAME: JOHN AND MARY’S GOLDFISH
  • 3.
    THE POSSESIVE ‘SAND THE ARTICLES • YOU MUST REMOVE THE ARTICLE WHEN, AFTER THE NAME THERE IS THE POSSESIVE ‘S: THE LILY’S DOG  LILY’S DOG
  • 4.
    IT CORRESPONDS… TO THE«GENITIVO SASSONE» IN ITALIAN