POSSESSION

We can express possession with the

classics of and ‘s but also with words
like possessive pronouns (mine, yours,
etc). You should know how to use them
and when:
That’s is John’s house!
POSSESSION, OF/’S
● When we speak about possession of animals and people, we usually use the Saxon Genitive ‘s:
Maria’s birthday (not the birthday of Maria)
Susan’s class (not the class of Susan)

● When we speak about possession of objects/things, we use “of” instead of the Saxon Genitive:
The pages of the book (not the book’s pages)
The sound of the guitar (not the guitar’s sound)

● For plural nouns or names ending in -s, be careful with the position of the apostrophe:
My friend’s dog My friends’ dog

● For some businesses and homes, we don’t say the second noun:
I went to the butcher’s I have been at Maria’s
PRONOUNS
There are four different types of pronouns in English:
● We use personal pronouns when we are the subject of the verb:
I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they I played football, She came, He paid

● We use object pronouns when the person or thing is not the subject of the verb:
Me/you/it/him/her/us/you/them You love me, She played with us

● We use possessive determiners before a noun, to indicate possession:

My/your/its/his/her/our/your/their + noun My house, Her dog, His cousin

● We use possessive pronouns to replace a subject and indicate possession with only one word:
Mine/yours/its/his/hers/ours/yours/theirs That’s my pen and this is yours, right?