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Possessive Adjective
Possessive Adjective
When making possessive noun by using the person's name that ends in "s " ,
then it could add " ' s " . example :
Charles 's house
Denis 's pen
If the object is plural ending in " s " , to make the possessive nounnya with "
' " , not " ' s "
example :
My sisters ' book
The parents ' house
The cats ' food
The students ' teacher
If the object is an irregular plural / plural nouns irrigular , then we have to
add " ' s "
example :
The children's teacher
the men's pen
The women 's parents
people 's food
the mice 's cage
Other examples :
Dina 's pencil = her pencil
John 's wife = his wife
The students ' teacher = their teacher
Chris 's pen = his pen
The mice 's cage = their cage
The cat 's food = its food
Toni's and Robin 's book = their book
Example in the sentence
Toni and Joe are in the bedroom . Their mother is cooking in the kitchen .
I do not bring my book .
Do you love your mother ?
Anton hates his cat .
Toni and Tono sleep in their cousin 's house .
Toni's bag is new .
The teacher 's students are lazy .