's — Flashcards

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's shows that something belongs to someone or something. For example: 'Disha’s hair' means the hair belongs to Disha.

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We use 's to show that something belongs to a person, animal, or living thing. Example: 'The nurse’s uniform' means the uniform belongs to the nurse.

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The postman’s bag. We use 's to show the bag belongs to the postman.

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Usually, 's is used with living things like people and animals. For non-living things, we often use 'of' instead. But sometimes we use 's with time or things like 'a day’s work'.

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'Disha has hair' tells us she owns hair. 'Disha’s hair' talks about the hair that belongs to her. The 's shows possession.

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The nurse’s uniform. We add 's to 'nurse' to show the uniform belongs to her.

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It means the gun belongs to the soldier. The 's shows that the gun is his.

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We use 's with names to show that something belongs to that person. For example, 'Mala’s dolls' means the dolls belong to Mala.