Genitive case ESL English beginners study

ESL

1. Genitive case or Possession case

2. O wner 2 object ‘s

3. Maria ’s house Kate ’s brother 3 It’s used to demonstrate possession , who is the owner or reference .

4. O nly for people and animals My dog’s eyes are blue. Mandy’s car is broken . 4 1

5. 5 Names or nouns ending in S add only apostrophe. Luis’ eyes are blue.

6. For an item or items belonging to one person, use ’s . The student ’s glasses = one student is the owner of the glasses 2

7. For an item or items belonging to more than one person, use s’ . The students ’ books = more than one student is the owner of the books 3

8. When there’s more than one owner : To show common possession, only the last owner receives ’s . Suzy and Bella ’s house = the same house.   To show individual possession, use ’s for each owner. John ’s and Billy ’s mother = different mothers. 8

9. For things and objects, use of the . Example : The legs of the chair. 4

10. 10 Let’s practice !