IDENTIFICATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND PARTNERS RELATIVES

I.

Parent
Brothers and sisters
Grandparent
How are these people related to Jane? Complete the chart with the
s

appropriate family member.

II. Now tell me about your own family.

Your mother's husband is your

_______________________.

Your father's father is your _______________________.

Your brother's daughter is your _______________________.
Your cousin's mother is your

_______________________.

Your mother's brother is your

_______________________.

Your sons brother is your

_______________________.

Your husbands mother is your

_______________________.

WHAT IS THE APOSTROPHE S?

The Apostrophe S is normally used to
show

possession,

that

there

is

relationship between two things or that

something belongs to another.
- John's car (=The car of John. The car
belongs to John)
SINGULAR NOUNS
Add -'S
- We went to Daniela's house last night.
- Have you seen the dog's bone?
PLURAL NOUNS ENDING IN -S
Only add the apostrophe -'
- I went to my friend's party (=the party
of your friends)
- My cousins' house is always a mess.
(=your cousins)
PLURAL NOUNS NOT ENDING IN -S
Add -'S
- The actress's role was very difficult.
- Mr. Lewis's dog always comes onto our
property.
AS A PART OF A PHRASE
Add -'S or only the -' depending on the
rules above
- The President
of Chiles speech
was---->
too
APOSTROPHE
S - ('S)

POSSESSIVE CASE - GENITIVE CASE

long.
- I had to give two weeks' notice I was
leaving.
NO NOUN
Sometimes the noun after -'S is not
necessary when the meaning is clear.
- My car is older than Gerald's. (=Gerald's
car)

A- Match objects to owners and then write sentences.

1. This is.
2. This is.
3. Those are.
A. Use the possessive case according to the
example.
For example: Car / Tim -------- Tims car
1. Book/ Phil
2. Bryan / sister
3. the dog / nose

_____________________
_____________________
_____________________

4.
5.
6.
7.

_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________

house / my parents
that man / keys
eyes / the cats
Mr. Smith / child

A- Rewrite the following sentences using the

possessive case.
1. The house of Michael is nice.
_____________________________________________________________
2. The legs of those dogs are short.
_____________________________________________________________
3. The books of the boys are on the table.
_____________________________________________________________
4. The school of the children is old.
_____________________________________________________________
5. The bed of Charles is on the right.
_____________________________________________________________
6. The babies of those women are very beautiful.
_____________________________________________________________
7. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Parker is very big.
___________________________________________________________
III. Fill in the blanks using the members of the family given in the box.
July: Hi there, thank you for inviting me over.

Boy: Hello July, Im glad you could make it. Can I

introduce you to ..?

July: Yes, I would love to

meet them.
Boy: I would like you to
meet ..
Jennifer.
Jennifer: Hello July, it's
nice to meet you.
July: You too Jennifer.
You have a very nice
...
Jennifer: Thank you July.
Boy:
This
..
Bruce.

is

Bruce: Hello July, we have all heard so much about you.

July: Thank you Bruce, it's nice to meet you too.
Boy: I would like you to meet ..
Sara, and this is .. John.
Sara: Hello July, Im glad we finally get to meet you.
July: You too Sara. Thank you for having me over for
dinner.
John: We are happy to have you July. Now, let's eat.
July: Sounds great John.
Boy: I hope you like kidney pie.
July: It's my favorite.

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
THIS/THESE
- They refer to something near in the space or in
the time. They are associated with here or now.
- This is my mother. Her name is Angela.
- These dogs are living now with me. I adopted
them.

THAT/THOSE
- They refer to something distant regarding the
space or time. They are associated with there or
then.
- Is that your mother over there?
- Those are my parents. They are by the
swimming-pool now.

Fill in the blanks according to the picture shown.