Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| That bike is horrible. Christian has a very nice bike. - I don't like that bike, I prefer... | - I don't like that bike, I prefer Christian's | |
| The table has a leg. It is broken. - ... is broken. | The leg of the table is broken. | |
| We were on a tour for 5 days. - It was a ... | It was a 5-days' tour |
When using numbers it is also common to use: noun + noun It was a 5-day tour |
| This is a newspaper. It was published today. - This is... | This is today's newspaper | |
| Mike has a house. I was there yesterday. - Yesterday I was... | Yesterday I was at Mike's |
You can also say "in Mike's house" |
| Spain has a king. The king is visiting Russia. - ... is visiting Russia | Spain's king is visiting Russia |
also: The King of Spain |
| "Cheer" is the name of the bar. I'll invite you to come there. - Come and have a drink at... | Come and have a drink at Cheer's |
Using 'S for the names of bars is so common that now the 'S usually is part of the name of the bar. |
| The lion has a head. It is very big. - ... is very big | The lion's head is very big | |
| Google has an office in London. It is very beautiful. - ... in London is very beautiful | Google's office in London is very beautiful |
also: The office of Google (but less common) note: Google Inc. is a famous internet company |
| I don't recognize that car. Tim has that car. - Whose car is it? - It's... | Whose car is it? - It's Tim's | |
| My mother went to visit my uncle. She's there, in his house. - My mother's not here, she's... | My mother's not here, she's at my uncle's |
also: "... in my uncle's house" |
| The mountain has a top. It is white. - ... is white | The top of the mountain is white | |
| My dog has a bed. - That is... | That is my dog's bed |
If it's not your dog you can also say "That is the bed of your dog". |
| Brandy has a phone. - This is... | This is Brandy's phone | |
| My cat has eyes. They are blue. - ... are blue | My cat's eyes are blue | |
| My house has walls. They are blue. - ... are blue | The walls of my house are blue | |
| I have a house here. Billy has another house there. - This is... and that is... | This is my house and that is Billy's | |
| Real Madrid has players. They are celebrating their victory. - ... are celebrating... | Real Madrid's players are celebrating their victory | |
| On Sunday we attend mass. We go to a church. Its name is Saint Peter. - On Sundays we go to... | On Sundays we go to Saint Peter's |
you can say "... to Saint Peter's church" but it is not necessary |
| Tomorrow there is a meeting. The meeting will be at 7. - ... will be at 7 | Tomorrow's meeting will be at 7 | |
| You car has windows. They are dirty. - ... are dirty | The windows of your car are dirty | |
| The fridge has a door. It is broken. - We need to repair... | We need to repair the door of the fridge | |
| Megan has a book. The book is here. - Is this your book? - No, it's... | - Is this your book? - No, it's Megan's | |
| This year has a summer. It will be very hot. - ... will be very hot | This year's summer will be very hot | |
| Coca-Cola has workers. Most of them are on holiday now. - ... are on holiday now | Most Coca-Cola's workers are on holiday now |
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)
