The document discusses the use of the possessive 's in English to indicate possession or association. It provides examples of using 's with names of people and places, and with expressions of time. It also addresses cases where the possessive is used with plural nouns or with multiple possessors, and exceptions where "of" is used instead of possessive 's.

1. GENITIVUL IN LIMBA ENGLEZA of ‘ s GramaticaEngleza.com

2. Genitivul cu ‘s Substantive referitoare la fiinte umane, Substantive nume de locuri (in speciale cele referitoare la centre de populatie) GramaticaEngleza.com

3. the boy’s ball = mingea baiatului my mother’s blouse = bluza mamei mele her friend’s books = cartile prietenului ei John’s acquaintances = cunostintele lui John England’s greatest attractions = cele mai mari atractii ale Angliei Italy’s monuments = monumentele Italiei GramaticaEngleza.com

4. Daca substantivul posesor se termina in “-s” (nu trebuie neaparat sa fie la plural!): The boys’ balls = mingile baietilor Their associates’ meeting = sedinta asociatilor lor The Johnsons’ house = casa familiei Johnson (! Their children’s swimming pool.) GramaticaEngleza.com

5. Daca sunt mai multi posesori: Kim and Robert’s books (cartile lui Kim si Robert => amandoi au aceleasi carti) Tom’s and Jerry’s enemies (inamicii lui Tom si ai lui Jerry => au dusmani separati) our children and their children’s teachers (profesorii copiilor nostri si ai lor => copiii au aceiasi profesori) my deskmate’s and his roomate’s ideas (ideile colegului meu de banca si ale colegului lui de camera => persoanele au idei total diferite) GramaticaEngleza.com

6. Sens subinteles: Baker’s (shop) = brutarie Greengrocer’s = aprozar, legume-fructe Chemist’s = farmacie Butcher’s = macelarie I’m staying at Jenny’s this week. Stau la Jenny saptamana aceasta. GramaticaEngleza.com

7. Cu expresii de timp: Yesterday’s newspaper = ziarul de ieri Last week’s wedding = nunta de saptamana trecuta Next Sunday’s trip = excursia de duminica viitoare Tomorrow’s world = lumea de maine GramaticaEngleza.com

8. GramaticaEngleza.com Observatie : Aceasta forma nu mai este posibila atunci cand posesorul este urmat de “who”, “that”, “whom”. He got the phone number of the girl whom he likes. A primit numarul de telefon al fetei de care ii place. The car of my neighbour who had the accident was brought by the police. Masina vecinului meu care a avut accident a fost adusa de politie.

9. GramaticaEngleza.com Genitivul cu “of” The colour of the sky = culoarea cerului The possibility of going on holiday = posibilitatea de a merge in vacanta/concediu The chance of winning the lottery = sansa de a castiga la loterie The crowded streets of my hometown = strazile aglomerate ale orasului meu natal