GENITIVE’S

 Singular nouns not ending in s →Add ‘s

 Singular nouns ending in s → Add ‘s (classical)
Add ‘ (contemporary)
 Plural nouns ending in s → Add ‘
 Plural nouns not ending in s → Add ‘s
 More than one possessor → Add ‘s after the last name
 When referring to a shop, church, etc →Use ‘s on its own

A. Rewrite the sentences using genitive’s.

Example: This dog belongs to Adam. It’s very friendly. Adam’s dog is very friendly.

1. That house belongs to Frieda and Janet. It’s very old.

Frieda _______________________________________________
2. The twins have a new teacher. He isn’t very nice.
The _________________________________________________
3. James has a girlfriend. She is French.
James _______________________________________________
4. I’ve got five cousins. Their house is very big.
My _________________________________________________
5. The school has a new Code of Conduct. It’s not popular.
The ________________________________________________

B. Rearrange the words to form sentences.

1. book / ‘s / his / . / sister / It’s _______________________________

2. It’s / father / . / ‘s / friend / my _____________________________
3. dinner / Penny / we / . / at / had / ‘s __________________________
4. ‘s / . / at / got / they / married / St Paul _______________________
5. going / to / I’m / the / ‘s/ hairdresser _________________________
6. . / ‘s / is / James / Linda / boyfriend __________________________

Answer key
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1. and Janet’s house is very old.

2. twins’ new teacher isn’t very nice.
3. James’ / James’s girlfriend is French.
4. cousins’ house is very big.
5. school’s new Code of conduct isn’t popular.

1. It’s her sister’s book.

2. It’s my father’s friend. / It’s my friend’s father.
3. We had dinner at Penny’s.
4. I’m going to the hairdresser’s.
5. James is Linda’s boyfriend.