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Instructions
1- Look at the sentences and try to express the same idea in the other language. 2- Move your mouse over the black button to check your answer. 3- If you were right, click on the green button, if wrong, click on the red.To learn the basic use of the Saxon Genitive click here: Saxon Genitive.
We use 'S to express possession when talking about people:
Phoebe has a cat 
This is Phoebe's cat
SPECIAL CASES
We can also use it with time words and expressions:
Today's newspaper
Come to next Saturday's party
It was a three-weeks' journey
We often use it when talking about things referring to people (countries, organizations, firms...)
Italy's first president was De Nicola
Manchester United's players are in Egypt
Bill Gates revealed Microsoft's plans for the future
We can also use the 'S with animals, especially your pets and big animals
My dog's leg is broken = The leg of that dog is broken
The elephant's baby is very cute = The baby of the elephant... We can use the 'S as a pronoun when the noun has been mentioned or it is understood
Is that Peter's car? - No, that's Kevin's (= Kevin's car)
This is my book and this is Mike's
For the same reason, when the context is clear we don't mention the "thing" possessed when we are talking about some places: people's house, shop, church or firm
Yesterday I went to Susan's (Susan's house)
We had a beer at Paco's (Paco's bar)
They got married at St Joseph's (=St Joseph's church)
I went to the baker's (=the baker's shop)
I must go to the doctor's (=the doctor's office)
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| Item | Match | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Ayer estuve en casa de Ben | Yesterday I was at Ben's |
también: in Ben's house |
| Casi todos los trabajadores de Coca-Cola están de vacaciones | Most Coca-Cola workers are on holiday | |
| El invierno del año pasado fue muy frío | Last year's winter was very cold | |
| Este es mi teléfono y este es el de Rosa | This is my phone and that's Rosa's | |
| Este libro es tuyo? - No, es de Megan | Is this book yours? - No, it's Megan's | |
| Él está en lo alto de la pared | He is at the top of the wall | |
| Fue un viaje de tres días | It was a three-days' trip |
Cuando usamos números también es corriente la construcción: noun + noun It was a three-day trip |
| La cabeza del león es muy grande | The lion's head is very big | |
| La fiesta del sábado que viene es a las 10 | Next Saturday's party is at 10 | |
| La pata de la silla está rota | The leg of the chair is broken | |
| Las ventanas del palacio son rojas | The windows of the palace are red | |
| Los domingos vamos a la iglesia de Saint Peter | On Sundays we go to Saint Peter's |
también: to Saint Peter's church (pero no hace falta) |
| Los jugadores del Real Madrid están celebrando la victoria | Real Madrid's players are celebrating their victory | |
| Los ojos de mi perro son marrones | My dog's eyes are brown | |
| My padre ha salido. Está en casa de mi abuela | My father's out. He's at my grandmother's |
también: at my grandmother's house |
| No me gusta tu coche, perfiero el de tu hermano | I don't like your car, I prefer your brother's | |
| Tenemos que pintar la puerta de la cochera | We need to pain the door of the garage | |
| Ven a tomar algo al bar Richard | Come and have something to drink at Richard's |
también: Richard's bar (pero no hace falta) |
| ¿De quién es esta silla? - Es de Henry | Whose is this chair? - It's Henry's | |
| ¿Es este el periódico de hoy? | Is this today's newspaper? |