Possessives
we use 'S
for familly relatives
INCORRECT
e.g. The father of George Clooney
CORRECT
e.g George Clooney's Father
objects possessions
INCORRECT
e.g The house of James
CORRECT
e.g. James's house
Irregular plural nouns
INCORRECT
e.g. the house of the children
e.g. the children' house
e.g. the childrens' house
CORRECT
e.g the children's house
we use S'
Regular plural nouns
INCORRECT
e.g. the house of my parents
e.g my parents's house
CORRECT
e.g. my parents' house
PLURALS
Regular Plurals
pencil --> pencils
box--> boxes
baby--> babies
parent--> parents
Irregular Plurals
child--> children
man--> men
woman --> women
person-->people
WHOSE?
for asking who an object belongs to
SINGULAR
whose cellphone is this?
whose is this cellphone?
PLURAL
Whose cellphones are these?
Whose are these cellphones?
for answering
SINGULAR
Whose cellphone is this?
It's Maria's cellphone
PLURAL
Whose cellphones are these?
They're Maria's cellphones