Possessive ’s and whose Exercises

Look at “This bag belongs to one girl, Eva. It is ___ bag.”. For one owner, add ’s after the owner: the teacher’s desk. The noun after it is the thing owned. Complete sentence: “This bag belongs to one girl, Eva. It is Eva’s bag.”.

Look at “Two teachers share an office. It is the ___ office.”. After a regular plural ending in s, add only an apostrophe. Irregular plurals such as children take ’s. Complete sentence: “Two teachers share an office. It is the teachers’ office.”.

Look at “___ coat is this? — It belongs to Ali.”. Whose asks about the owner. Who’s means who is or who has and does not ask about possession. Complete sentence: “Whose coat is this? — It belongs to Ali.”.

Reference completion: “One doctor uses this room. It is the doctor’s room.”. For one owner, add ’s after the owner: the teacher’s desk. The noun after it is the thing owned.

Look at “The toys belong to the children. They are the ___ toys.”. After a regular plural ending in s, add only an apostrophe. Irregular plurals such as children take ’s. Complete sentence: “The toys belong to the children. They are the children’s toys.”.

Look at “___ keys are on the desk? — Mina’s keys.”. Whose asks about the owner. Who’s means who is or who has and does not ask about possession. Complete sentence: “Whose keys are on the desk? — Mina’s keys.”.

Reference completion: “My sister owns this car. It is my sister’s car.”. For one owner, add ’s after the owner: the teacher’s desk. The noun after it is the thing owned.

Look at “One neighbour lent me his ladder. It is my ___ ladder.”. For one owner, add ’s after the owner: the teacher’s desk. The noun after it is the thing owned. Complete sentence: “One neighbour lent me his ladder. It is my neighbour’s ladder.”.

Look at “The rooms belong to three students. They are the ___ rooms.”. After a regular plural ending in s, add only an apostrophe. Irregular plurals such as children take ’s. Complete sentence: “The rooms belong to three students. They are the students’ rooms.”.

Reference completion: “Whose lunch is in the green box? — Omar’s.”. Whose asks about the owner. Who’s means who is or who has and does not ask about possession.

Look at “The coats belong to the women in that room. They are the ___ coats.”. After a regular plural ending in s, add only an apostrophe. Irregular plurals such as children take ’s. Complete sentence: “The coats belong to the women in that room. They are the women’s coats.”.

Reference completion: “Whose phone rang just now? — Carla’s phone.”. Whose asks about the owner. Who’s means who is or who has and does not ask about possession.