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GRAMMAR: Possessive 's' to express possession and relationships

Possession and relationship

Take a look at these sentences from Terry's description In pairs, ask and answer the question below.

  1. I used Terry's boots to play football
  2. Terry's friends are kind and sociable
  3. Terry's parents were worried about me
  4. I stayed at Terry's house

 's is used after a noun (Terry, for example) to express possession or relationships. Which of the sentences above (1-4) express possession and which relationship?

Exercise 1

Choose the correct form.

1. This is

2. Do you like ?

3. I love ?

4. Who are you? I'm

5. Lucas is my

6. Peter is my

7. Don't do your !

8. I forgot to lock !

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Exercise 2

Complete the sentences with 's or '.

  1. My dog name is Nes
  2. I don't like reading children books
  3. Where are the kids clothes?
  4. My mother best friend is Helena
  5. People food habits are very varied
  6. Jack sister is still a baby
  7. Men clothes are more expensive
  8. She goes to a girls school
  9. The teachers room is on the second floor

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Bonus Task

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