We normally use ´s when the first noun is a person or an After a singular noun we use ´s.

oun we use ´s. After a plural noun (which ends

animal:
Mrs Smith´s son the horse´s tail
With things we normally use … of …:
The window of the room ( not the “the room´s window”)
Sometimes you can use ´s when the first noun is a thing.
The book´s title or the title of the book
But it is safer and more usual to use … of …
You can usually use ´s when the first noun is an organisation.
The government´s decision or the decision of the government
It is also possible to use ´s with places. Spain´s largest city
in –s) we use only an apostrophe (´).
My sister´s doll.
My sisters´doll.
If a plural noun does not end in –s, we use ´s: a children´s bike
You can use ´s after more than one noun
Mr and Mrs Newman´s
You can use ´s without a following noun.
Peter´s car is more expensive than Paul´s.
You can also use ´s with time words (tomorrow´s, yesterday´s
today´s this evening´s next week´s )
Tomorrow´s meeting has been cancelled.
We also use ´s (or only an apostrophe) with plurals with periods
of time.
I´ve got a month´s holiday I´ve got four months´holiday

B) Read each sentence and write a

new sentence using ´s with the
underlined words.
1. The football match tomorrow
has been cancelled.
Tomorrow´s football match has
The city´s new Sam and Steve´s The world´s been cancelled.
cinema is very shorts are very population is
The girl´s dress 2. The only museum in the city has
big. funny. increasing.
is very beautiful. been closed down.
The only …………………...…………
3. There will be a big crowd at the
cinema this afternoon.
There will be a ………………..…….
I need eight 4. The storm last month caused a
These are Mary hours´sleep a lot of damage.
Tom´s CD player Today is Ann and
´s skirts. night. Last ……………………...……………
is new. Peter´s wedding.

A) You have to join two nouns. Sometimes you have to use an apostrophe (´), C) You have to use the information
with or without s. Sometimes you have to use … of …Then match the given to complete the sentences.
Sentence with the pictures. 1. If I leave my house at 3 o´clock
1. the window/the bedroom The window of the bedroom. and drive to Madrid, I arrive at
2. the father/Kate Kate´s father. about 9 o´clock. So it´s about six
3. the toys/the children hours´s drive to Madrid from my
4. the garden/my neighbours house.
5. the result/the basketball match 2. My father is going on holiday on
6. the house/ my grandparents the 10th. He has to be back at
7. the name/this river work on the 28 th. So, he´s got
8. the economic policy/the government …………………..………….. holiday.
9. the newspaper/today 3. I went to sleep at 10 o´clock
10. the new boss/the company and woke up eight hours later at 6
11. the birthday/Mickey o´clock. So I had ….……….. sleep.
12. the first floor/the building 4. If I leave my house at 8.40 and
13. the children/ Lucy and Mark drive to work, I get to work at 9 o
14. the new teacher/the school ´clock. So it´s only …………...…..
15. the tail/the dog from my house to work.

GOOD LUCK!