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Possessive Nouns and Possessive Adjectives;Questions with Whose
Don’t Leave Your Bags Unattended
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Focus on Grammar 2 Part IV, Unit 12By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ WellsCopyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Whose Bag is This?
That bag is too cheap and old. It’s probably hishis bag.
It’s not our bag. Maybe it’s her
bag.
Excuse me, whosewhose bag is this?
Please, you must be joking. That’s
not my bag.
Huh? MyMy bag? That looks too
nice to be mymy bag. Oh, I know. I think
that’s Al’sAl’s bag.
Hey, where’s mymy bag?
That is John’sJohn’ssuitcase.
That is hishissuitcase.
Possessive Nouns and Adjectives
Possessive nouns and possessive adjectives show belonging.
That is George’sGeorge’s
ticket.
Singular Possessive NounsAdd an apostrophe (’) + s to a singular noun to show possession.
Those are the
Jones’’tickets.
Plural Possessive NounsAdd an apostrophe (’) to a plural noun ending to show possession.
That’s Lee’s fishing pole.That’s hishis fishing pole.
That’s Tim and Sue’s luggage.
That’s theirtheir luggage.
Possessive Adjectives
PossessiveNouns
PossessiveNoun
PossessiveAdjective
PossessiveAdjective
Possessive adjectives replace possessive nouns.
Subject Pronouns
Possessive Adjectives
mymyyouryourhishisherheritsitsourour
theirtheir
Iyouhe
sheit
wethey
Form
Practice 1
Example: Mrs. Santos is Lia’sLia’s teacher.Mrs. Santos is herher teacher.
1. Roger and Susan’sRoger and Susan’s backpacks are in the car.
2. The dog’sThe dog’s name is Duke.
3. Sam’s and my suitcaseSam’s and my suitcase is lost.
TheirTheir backpacks are in the car.
ItsIts name is Duke.
OurOur suitcase is lost.
Replace the possessive nouns with possessive adjectives.
Be Careful!
isa little strange.
unsure.
Bob’s luggageBob’s luggage
Carol’sCarol’s S
S
A noun + apostrophe (’) + s doesn’t always mean possession. Don’t confuse possessive nouns with subjects + verbs.
V
V
Practice 2
1. The boys’ room is messy.
2. Lisa’s a science major.
3. Bob’s truck is new.
S V
S V
S V
S V
Identify the subjects and verbs in the sentences.
Example: Its name is Poppy.
chicken is this?
That’s not mymy chicken.
WhoseWhose
Questions with Whose
Use whose for questions about possession.
the woman in the pink dress?
Be Careful!
Don’t confuse whose with who’s.
luggage is this anyway?
Who’sWho’s
WhoseWhose
Possessive
Who isWho is
WhoseWhose
Practice 3
Example: __________ the pilot of this airplane?Who’sWho’s
1. __________ seat is this?
2. __________ your travel agent?
3. __________ tickets are these?
WhoseWhose
Who’sWho’s
WhoseWhose
4. __________ the security officer?Who’sWho’s
5. __________ bag is on the floor?WhoseWhose
Complete the sentences with whose or who’s.
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