There is a harmony of colour, shape and structure in the two long flower borders that line the paved path which crosses the garden from east to west. Much of this is due to the previous owners who were keen gardeners, and who left plants that appealed to Susan. | 3 I don t need to borrow your umbrella. I ve got one 4 Haven t you You re always borrowing mine. 5 My job includes doing research in . time. 6 Sam is tired of using his friend s computer so he is going to buy one. 7 The couple moved after they got married. 8 Don t let the dog sleep on your bed. It s got a bed The possessive case can be used to talk about ownership or the relationship between people. It is formed in two ways 1. with s for people or animals singular nouns s . Jim s pen plural nouns ending in -s . the boys hats the cats tails plural nouns not ending in -s s . the children s toys compound nouns s . my father-in-law s house We use s after the last of two or more names to show common possession. . John and Helen s house. The house belongs to both of them. We use s after each name to show individual possession. . Mary s and Diana s bags. Each girl has her own bag. 2. with of for inanimate things of inanimate thing or abstract noun . the windows of the house the cost of living a the this that noun of possessive . He s a friend of Jack s. That friend of yours. Note When we refer to a certain place or time the possessive case is formed as follows phrase of place shop home business etc. s . at the baker s we mean the shop at Dave s flat phrase showing length of time specific moment or event s . an hour s delay two days work last Sunday s paper We can use either s or of when we talk about places or organisations. . NASA s headquarters or the headquarters of NASA Connect the nouns using - s or .of. 1 car Helen . r - - - j r. 2 the manager the restaurant. 3 shoes women . 4 the results the test . 5 bicycles my daughters . 6 secretary the assistant manager 7 the corner the room . 8 house their parents . 9 the back the classroom. 10 shoes William . 11 walk an hour. 12 partner Jim. 13 Rome the streets . 14 UN headquarters . r q Rewrite the sentences using the correct possessive form. 1 Nobody went to the meeting .
