islcollective worksheets intermediate b1 upperintermediate b2 advanced c1 proficient c2 adults high school apostrophe s 1502861895553667fef2edb2 90979642

Possession ‘s and s’ To make possession after a singular noun the ‘s is used Example: Helen’s hair is red and shoulder-long In case of possession after a plural the apostrophe is put after the noun Example: Girls’ toys are everywhere Pay attention to the irregular plural forms If they end not on s the possession is formed alike with singular form Example: Children’s clothes are in the laundry Exercise 01 Open the brackets (Martin) (parents) (neighbors) _ dog is too loud in the evenings (Those women) uniforms are of different colors (Tim) (sister) _ son is a good friend of mine (My mother) (boss) _ daughter is a fine athlete (My friends) (cousins) pet is a Cretan iguana (His neighbors) (children) _ playground was designed by our studio (Theodor) (grandparents) 50 years of marriage anniversary is in September (St.-Petersburg) (founder) birthday is at the end of May (Her doctor) reliability helps her to keep trying 10 (Susan) (Geometry) (tests) _ results leave much to be desired Exercise 02 Say in other words The nephew of the sister of my friend is going to become a professional hockey player next year The distant relatives of my wife won't be present at our family reunion The best skill of the son of his partner is his capability to arrange really great parties The wool of these sheep is not good enough to use it for coats The handwritings of colleagues of my brother give nothing but a headache to anyone who tries to read it The hobby of friends of her sister-in-law requires a lot of time and money The name of the inventor of the telephone is Alexandr Graham Bell The kitten of neighbors of their friends climbed the tree one day and couldn't get down without help The clothes of these strangers looked weird as if made of paper 10 The heels of the shoes of my niece need an urgent repairing 11 The lie of the friend of her brother cost us a large sum of money 12 The garage of team mates of Kimi will be sold to pay out the debts 13 The decision of friends of our parents to move to another country made us feel sad and a bit lonely 14 The mistake of the newsperson of BBC radio program cost him his job 15 The performance of grandchildren of the friend of my aunt was a piece of a very well done work Exercise 03 Put the apostrophe My uncles bar is located not far from here They invest a lot in it Our teachers computer room was equipped with new laptops a month ago All teachers enjoy spending their free time there Their fathers birthday is in June They will present him an expensive watch His nephew friends car hit mine two weeks ago The guy was very sorry Her tutor daughters doctor is rather young The girls like him very much My cats kittens grew up and bother their mom too often We need to rebuild our dogs shelter for them not to suffer in winter Our rabbits cage is empty My brother took them for a walk The museums wing is dedicated to modern art of the 20th century 10 The museums history is outstanding They are world famous KEYS Exercise 01 10 Martin parents neighbors’ dog Those women’s uniforms Tim sister’s son My mother boss’s daughter My friends cousins’ pet His neighbors children’s playground Theodor grandparents’ 50 years of marriage anniversary St.-Petersburg founder’s birthday Her doctor’s reliability Susan Geometry tests’ results Exercise 02 10 11 12 13 14 15 My friend sister’s nephew My wife’s distant relatives His partner son’s best skill These sheep’s wool My brother colleagues’ handwritings Her sister-in-law friends’ hobby The telephone inventor’s name Their friends neighbors’ kitten These strangers’ clothes My niece shoes’ heels Her brother friend’s lie Kimi team mates’ garage Our parents friends’ decision The BBC radio program newsperson’s mistake My aunt friend grandchildren’s performance Exercise 03 10 My uncles’ Our teachers’ Their father’s His nephew friend’s Her tutor daughters’ My cat’s Our dogs’ Our rabbits’ The museum’s The museums’