Transcript Possessive Nouns and Possessive Adjectives; Questions with Whose Don’t Leave Your Bags Unattended Focus on Grammar 2 Part IV, Unit 12 By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and.

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Possessive Nouns and
Possessive Adjectives;
Questions with Whose
Don’t Leave Your Bags
Unattended
Focus on Grammar 2
Part IV, Unit 12
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Whose Bag is This?
Huh?Please,
My bag?
you must
It’s not
ourtoo
bag.
That
bag
is too
That
looks
be
joking.
That’s
Hey,
where’s
my
it’s bag.
her old. It’s
cheap
and
niceMaybe
to be
my
not
my
bag.
bag?
bag.I thinkhis bag.
probably
Oh, I know.
that’s Al’s bag.
Excuse me, whose
bag is this?
Possessive Nouns and Adjectives
Possessive nouns and possessive adjectives
show belonging.
That is John’s
suitcase.
That is his
suitcase.
Singular Possessive Nouns
Add an apostrophe (’) + s to a singular noun to
show possession.
That is
George’s
ticket.
Plural Possessive Nouns
Add an apostrophe (’) to a plural noun ending to
show possession.
Those are
the
Jones’
tickets.
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives replace possessive nouns.
Possessive
Possessive
Adjective
Nouns
That’s
That’s
their
Timluggage.
and Sue’s
luggage.
Possessive
Possessive
Adjective
Noun
That’s
That’s
Lee’s
his fishing
fishing pole.
pole.
Form
Subject
Pronouns
I
Possessive
Adjectives
my
you
your
he
his
she
her
it
its
we
our
they
their
Practice 1
Example:
Replace the possessive nouns
with possessive adjectives.
Mrs. Santos is Lia’s teacher.
Mrs. Santos is her teacher.
1. Roger and Susan’s backpacks are in the car.
Their backpacks are in the car.
2. The dog’s name is Duke.
Its name is Duke.
3. Sam’s and my suitcase is lost.
Our suitcase is lost.
Be Careful!
A noun + apostrophe (’) + s doesn’t always mean possession.
Don’t confuse possessive nouns with subjects + verbs.
S
V
Carol’s
unsure.
S
V
Bob’s luggage is
a little strange.
Identify the subjects and verbs
in the sentences.
Practice 2
S
V
Example: Its name is Poppy.
S
V
1. The boys’ room is messy.
S
V
2. Lisa’s a science major.
S
V
3. Bob’s truck is new.
Questions with Whose
Use whose for questions about possession.
That’s not my
chicken.
Whose
chicken is
this?
Be Careful!
Don’t confuse whose with who’s.
Possessive
Whose
Whose luggage is this
anyway?
Who is
Who’s the woman in the
pink dress?
Practice 3
Complete the sentences with
whose or who’s.
Who’s
Example: __________
the pilot of this airplane?
Whose seat is this?
1. __________
Who’s
2. __________
your travel agent?
Whose tickets are these?
3. __________
Who’s
4. __________
the security officer?
Whose bag is on the floor?
5. __________
References
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