Genitives

What does 's mean?
Rick's bag is full of chocolates.
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Slide 1: Open question
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This lesson contains 20 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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What does 's mean?
Rick's bag is full of chocolates.

Slide 1 - Open question

animal: The dog's face was upset.


person: Donald's hair is beautiful. 
possession of 1 animal/ 1 person   's

Slide 2 - Slide

animals: The dogs' faces were upset.


people: Donalds' hairs are beautiful. 
possession of more than one animal/ person which ends with an S   '

Slide 3 - Slide

animals: Mice's faces were upset.


people: Men's hairs are beautiful. 
possession of more than one animal/ person which does NOT end with an S   's

Slide 4 - Slide

Mark / bag
A
Mark his bag
B
Bag of Mark
C
Mark's bag
D
Marks' bag

Slide 5 - Quiz

lunch / children
A
children's lunch
B
lunch's children
C
lunch of children
D
childrens' lunch

Slide 6 - Quiz

I'll see you at ...
A
McDonalds.
B
McDonald's.
C
McDonalds'.
D
McDonalds restaurant

Slide 7 - Quiz

James / phone
A
James phone
B
James's phone
C
James' phone
D
James phones

Slide 8 - Quiz

ladies / dresses
A
ladies' dresses'
B
ladie's dresses
C
ladies' dresses
D
ladies's dresses

Slide 9 - Quiz

my mother / bag

Slide 10 - Open question

mothers / cakes

Slide 11 - Open question

hands / boys

Slide 12 - Open question

James / phone

Slide 13 - Open question

When do we use 's or only ' to mention possession?
(more answers possible)
A
with people
B
with animals
C
with time & distance
D
with things

Slide 14 - Quiz

We also use it with TIME & DISTANCE
Example:       It is a mile's walk. 
                         It is two miles' walk.
                         I received today's newspaper. 

Slide 15 - Slide

but...
How do we talk about a possession of a thing?
for example:
keys / keyboard???

Slide 16 - Slide

keys / keyboard

Slide 17 - Open question

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